replacing a plastic towel bar...

Posted by Toller on June 12, 2007, 10:08 am

The clear plastic towel bar in my bathtub is broken. That is a problem
because the holders are installed like tiles in the tile wall, so they are
not coming out easy. And I don't see how to get a new bar in without
removing them.

Are replacement bars available? Any clever ideas for solving this?
I am thinking of reinstalling the old bar and mending it with fiberglass
when in place, but that is an awful lot of trouble.
Or, I could put in a wooden bar with a lap joint; but that isn't much
easier.

Posted by Meat Plow on June 12, 2007, 10:19 am

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:08:46 +0000, Toller wrote:

> The clear plastic towel bar in my bathtub is broken. That is a problem
> because the holders are installed like tiles in the tile wall, so they are
> not coming out easy. And I don't see how to get a new bar in without
> removing them.
>
> Are replacement bars available? Any clever ideas for solving this?
> I am thinking of reinstalling the old bar and mending it with fiberglass
> when in place, but that is an awful lot of trouble.
> Or, I could put in a wooden bar with a lap joint; but that isn't much
> easier.

I've seen replacement stock in some of the bigger stores like Home depot
and Lowes in the shower and bath section. You'll need to figure out how to
loosen one of the holders to get the bar back in after you cut it to fit.

Posted by Jeff Wisnia on June 12, 2007, 11:28 am

Toller wrote:

C'mon fella, learn how to use Google willya? <G>

http://tinyurl.com/2ngat2

Jeff

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Posted by mm on June 12, 2007, 3:04 pm

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:28:51 -0400, Jeff Wisnia

>Toller wrote:

>> The clear plastic towel bar in my bathtub is broken. That is a problem
>> because the holders are installed like tiles in the tile wall, so they are
>> not coming out easy. And I don't see how to get a new bar in without
>> removing them.
>>
>> Are replacement bars available? Any clever ideas for solving this?
>> I am thinking of reinstalling the old bar and mending it with fiberglass
>> when in place, but that is an awful lot of trouble.
>> Or, I could put in a wooden bar with a lap joint; but that isn't much
>> easier.

Was the bar mounted flat side up, or corner up?

>http://tinyurl.com/2ngat2

I think you missed his predicament. He wants to use the brackets that
are already there, mounted as tiles on the wall, and replace only the
bar between them.

>Jeff

Posted by Abe on June 12, 2007, 5:30 pm

>>http://tinyurl.com/2ngat2

>I think you missed his predicament. He wants to use the brackets that
>are already there, mounted as tiles on the wall, and replace only the
>bar between them.

Umm, that's what this product is intended to do, or didn't you look
bother to look at the picture. It's the bar only, with a spring loaded
end so it can be compressed and slid into place. Like a toilet paper
roll holder.

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