I don't think I'd trust a grab rail to ordinary rawl plugs myself. I tends
to use those special fittings that expand but have a sort of thread in
them. They come in many names, but cannot recall the generic one!
Brian

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On Monday, 24 October 2011 14:41:26 UTC+1, Thumper wrote:
My dad is getting unsteady on his feet, so I've been to the local
mobility shop and bought a 12 inch plastic rail that I can fix to the
bathroom tiled wall, in an ideal position where he can grab on to it
when taking a shower. The lady in the shop said they are not allowed
to sell the screws for fixing it.

What would be the ideal screws for fixing it to the wall?

thanks

Ian



What is the wall made from? If it was my plasterboard wall then I would
want a panel on the other side and bolt it through. Hopefully yours may
be
solid.

Even if its plasterboard the tiles will make it pretty strong

I've used a cheap diamond core drill for the tiles, and plastic rawlplugs
in this sort of construction.




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