Moen Home Care Bathroom Safety 18 Inch Stainless Steel Handicap Grab Bar for Bathtub and Shower, Elderly Assistance Product with Concealed Screws, Polished Brass, R8918

Easy install, quality (stainless) screws that don't round out when torque applied

I had to upgrade my stall shower for accessibility after I had a stroke. This item was easy to install. My son-in-law did it in less than an hour. And patched the drywall on the opposite side of the wall after putting in the backing.

I just love the stability and security this bar gives me to aid in stepping in/out over my tub to shower, especially after a pedicure or using conditioner when my feet and tub are very slippery. It is VERY strong and secure if installed properly. I couldn't be happier.

These are really good hand bars, good finish and reliable. I have used one for many years and it still looks good.

Moen engineering, material quality, and assembly are unsurpassed. This grab bar is well-designed, attractive, solid and functional. The engineers did a great job, as always, in designing the grab bar to allow for a quality installation. I purchased the 18" and the 24" grab bars. The cost of the two Moen bars combined was less than one grab bar found at our local Home Depot store. Yet, the Moen bars are of much higher quality. When you watch the online videos at Amazon's site, you will view an installation video showing installation using Moen's Home Securemount brackets. Note that these are NOT included with the grab bars. These must be purchased separately and are $10 each. If you need to use these, the cost of the grab bar installation doubles. The online installation videos might lead you to believe that the average homeowner could easily install these. This is somewhat misleading. If you are installing over hollow drywall, it will be fairly easy to determine where your studs are and whether you need to use the Moen Securemount brackets. However, quality homes are not constructed in this manner. A quality built shower stall will feature concrete board nailed to studs and, if finished with tile, the tile will be applied with a masonry bonding material. I have a quality high-tech stud finder, and it was not able to detect studs. In this situation, I purchased the Securemount brackets for both grab bars. After drilling the 1-1/4" center holes, I found that studding was perfect for the small bracket and I did not need to use (could not use) the Securemount brackets. Instead, I had to drill 3, 3/16 holes per end and use the supplied wood screws for a very strong and secure installation. Even though I did not use the 1-1/4" hole for mounting purposes, the holes were required as examination holes to determine how the studding ran. On the second grab bar I also drilled the 2 center 1-1/4" holes, and this time the wall behind was hollow (actually an outside wall, it contained insulation). I was able to use the Moen Securemount brackets on this grab bar which turned out to be fairly easy to use, although one must be very careful to get the distances fairly precise. I purchased a 1-1/4" RemGrit hole saw from Menards to attempt the borings. Big mistake. This hole saw is worthless in attempting to bore through the high quality tile used in our shower. The hole saw dulled rapidly and could only make a shallow cut on the tile before becoming junk. I purchased a diamond tipped Milwaukee tools hole saw and arbor from our local Home Depot. Milwaukee is like Moen, great quality and professional grade. The Milwaukee saw quickly bored through tile without effort. Had I to do it all over again, I would have purchased the Milwaukee arbor and saw from Amazon when I purchased the grab bars. While the Moen installation videos show this to be a fairly easy installation, the reality is that for most well-constructed homes, the installation would be beyond the skill and tool sets of the average homeowner. When done correctly, you will end up with a really high quality job well-done. Moen has never disappointed me.

Moen's description said a 24" bar would be required for installation at an angle using wall studs 16" OC. Do the math for an 18" bar (purchased): 18" squared minus 16" squared, take the square root giving 8.25" rise over the length of the bar, or about 25 degrees up from horizontal, which works out very well for attaching by a toilet. The holes and slots on the mounting plate at each end of the bar allow easy positioning of the bar so as to have three screws at each end, per the instructions. I put a couple of wide painter's tape over the wall where each plate was to go, then marked locations of the holes on the tape with the bar held in place. Instructions said to drill 1/8" pilot holes for the screws (provided). I drilled each hole to the full depth of the screw. As another reviewer noted, using a 1/8" drill bit made turning the screws in very difficult. I drove one screw in most of the way, using a Phillips bit and small ratchet wrench, but this was indeed difficult, and I was damaging the slot in the screw head slightly. So I backed out the screw and drilled out the holes to 9/64", which is just about the minor diameter of each screw and thus the proper size for the pilot holes. That worked out better. The bar looks nice, is of good quality, and other than using the proper size drill bit for installation, as described above, the installation is a fairly straightforward DIY project.

We purchased the 18 inch version but they sent us the 24 inch version. Needless to say it was a upgrade to us. We still used it but at an angle due to it being longer than what we wanted. The included screws we didn’t like. My husband used 3 inch screws to fasten the bar down. It’s definitely heavy duty bar into stud walls. The quality is incredible. Our parents have no problem using it.

I bought 1 and it worked out so well I bought 2 more. My installment was in studs and sheet rock. I used the Moen SMA1005CH Home Care Secure mount Anchor on the sheet rock and they will very secure. We may be moving and this will be my go to.

Bien fixé il sera solide et durable,,,antirouille,,,fini brossé très beau.

Las barras de soporte cumplen con las expectativas esperadas. son sólidas y suficientemente gruesas para poderse sujetar adecuadamente

poigné gros diametre tres solide stainless brossé je recommande

Very sturdy and easy to grasp. Feel secure.

Tiene el tamaño ideal para colocar en el cuarto de baño, en la regadera. Es el soporte ideal para personas de la tercera edad. El material es de buena calidad y queda muy bien fijado en la pared.