How To Repair Drywall From Ceramic Towel Bar

Repair the holes where the towel rack holders were cemented by patching the drywall with drywall tape or fiberglass mesh and joint compound and sanding it smooth.

How to repair drywall from ceramic towel bar.

способ установки вешалок для полотенец. Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar. Short video on how to remove standard ceramic bathroom fixtures. Remove the post and.

Ceramic towel bar anchor posts rarely fail. But the plastic bar can snap sag develop cracks fade or discolor as it ages and is exposed to cleaning chemicals. Replace a cracked sagging or ugly towel bar. When replacing a towel bar or other ceramic fixture that fell off the wall due to abuse or poor installation simply remove all the old setting material and reuse the existing hole.

I easily pulled my bar out on its own since it was too short to begin with but if yours isn t you can remove it by sawing through the middle of it. Applying new adhesive against remnant setting material pushes the replacement fixture away from the drywall giving a raised uneven appearance. Put the toggle bolts on the towel bar mounting hardware by sliding the screw into the mounting hole and threading the spring loaded piece onto the other side. To repair a loose or broken towel bar.

The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall simply pull them off with your. So lets watch how to do it. The original bar is one piece and since the ends are locked into place you can t just slip in a new one. Use a cordless drill and make the existing holes in the wall larger so you can put in toggle bolts.

Cut your new replacement bar to size. Remove the old or broken towel bar from your wall. Replace light duty plastic anchors with heavy duty anchors that will keep towel bars in place even after years of hard use. No mess no paint.

Towel bars mounted on drywall need to be firmly anchored or they ll eventually fall off. How to repair a hole in drywall and install a towel bar on same place.