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Who Uses Grab Bars?
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Grab bars have become much more
common in recent years and are generally available from major
building supply and home medical equipment retailers.
Traditionally grab bars have been associated with the disabled,
however everyone can use them!
People of all ages and abilities benefit from using grab
bars. Grab bars help create a safe environment by
helping to support and balance elderly, handicapped, and any
other family members.
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Where to Install Grab
Bars?
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Grab bars should be installed in the
bathtub, shower, and around the toilet . Shower
safety grab bars are typically installed on the shower wall as
displayed here.
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Will It Hold
You?
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A grab bar won't be much use if it doesn't hold you
up when you need it most. Don't buy a bar unless it will
hold up to 250 pounds, that is obtained by
adding your weight AND the force you apply to
the bar.
It's essential that you install the bar correctly so it can
do its job. You must screw the grab bars into wall studs or into
additional blocking. Molly bolts, nails, or screws into sheetrock
are not adequate. "Cats" 2-by-4s that you nail in
between the studs, or "Plates" plywood or another
substantial material that spans the wall studs, are both common
practice.
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Can You Grab It
Easily?
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Your grab bar should have a diameter that is 1¼
inches to 1½ inches.
Many bathtub and toilet safety bars aren't designed
to support a heavy weight and don't meet safety
codes for people with disabilities. Consider them products
strictly as an assist , do not use them to
support your weight.
Be careful as many bathtub safety bars only attach well on
smooth, parallel bathtub sides. If you install them on a bathtub
with a tapered profile or textured surface, the support brackets
won't clamp as securely as they should, and the safety bars
may give way when you apply a load.
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Freedom Series -
Straight Bars
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Straight grab bars are
very versatile as they can be installed horizontally or
vertically and you can position them the way you want. Some
people like grab bars to be vertical - pointing up and down.
Other people feel more secure when they grab a bar that is
horizontal - stretching from side to side.
Straight bars available in 1.25" or 1.5" diameter
stainless steel smooth or peened, white or almond.
Available Lengths: 12", 16", 18",
24", 30", 32", 42", 48".
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Straight Grab Bar - Smooth Finish
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Straight Grab Bar - Peened Finish
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Freedom Series - "L" Shaped Tub / Shower Bars (LH or
RH)
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L-shaped grab bars,
are designed for installation flush against a bathtub wall, or
wrapping an inside corner of a shower stall or the bathroom
walls.
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Freedom
Series - Inside Corner Grab Bars
(Reversible)
Inside corner grab bars are installed in a
roll in wheelchair accessible showers and transfer showers, to
meet commercial building ADA guidelines.
Inside corner safety bars are reversible for opposite corner
installation.
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Pictured is an ADA Roll in shower with a white inside corner
grab bar installed under ADAAG guidelines. For more information
see
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U-shaped grab bar
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U shape grab bars are
used in roll-in showers where the individual having a shower is
seated in a roll in shower chair and not transferred to a shower
chair.
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Side of
Toilet Rails - Hinged Grab Bars
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Folding or hinged grab bars attach to the
wall at only one end. They connect to a hinge right at the wall.
This style of grab bars, rest against the wall when not in use.
When you need support, simply pull them out. Many people install
these grab bars because they provide support when needed and are
easily folded to be out of the way when not required.
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Folding Toilet
Side Rails
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Bath
Safety Bars
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The Bath Safety Bar is a revolutionary
combination of standard wall mounted grab bar and pivoting and
locking Technology
The Bath Safety bar locks every 45° (5 positions), providing
a support rail that moves with user.
Ease of Installation
Mounts securely to structural studs behind bathtub wall of any
construction (fiberglass, plastic, tile wall, etc.). Bolt pattern
compatible with WingIts® Fastening System (sold separately)
if wall stud spacing does not allow for direct mounting.
Reversible
Bottom grab bar can be mounted for either left or right side
applications.
Versatile
Can be installed in the bathtub or beside the toilet.
Water Resistant
Stainless steel construction provides an easy to clean, durable
grab rail that can be safely exposed to water.
ADA Compliant
Fixed horizontal grab bar (1¼" dia) has 1½"
clearance from wall. When locked against the wall, the Bath
Safety Bar is aligned with the fixed horizontal grab bar.
Optional Bath Board
Maximize bathing safety with a beautifully contoured plastic
seating surface that includes a soap dish and handle. Fits most
standard bathtub widths (15"-25"/40-60cm).
Bath Safety Bar Lengths: 18" and
32"
Bath Safety Bar Finishes: Stainless Steel and
White
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Grab Bar Installation
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We recommend that you hire a professional to
install your wall mounted grab bar(s).
Wall mounted grab bars come in several lengths.
Deciding which length to install depends on how the grab bar will
be used. For example, if you're putting a main grab bar on
the side wall of a bathroom tub enclosure a grab bar at least 24
inches long is best. If you're adding a second grab bar for
support on the shower head wall, it should be at least 12 inches
long.
Horizontal grab bars offer better leverage when
you are trying to get out of a bathtub or up and down from a
toilet, but a grab bar placed at a 45 degree
angle to the toilet or bathtub's rim is better when
trying to accommodate people of different
heights.
Angling your grab bar has an additional advantage. A 24 inch bar
installed at a 45 degree angle will exactly span wall studs
spaced 16 inches apart, and you can screw into the studs on each
end for maximum support.
Horizontal grab bars should be located 33 to 36 inches above the
finished floor around toilets, and 33 to 36 inches above the
floor of the bathtub (7 to 11 inches above the rim) and close
enough to the shower head wall to support you when adjusting
water temperature.
In addition to grab bars many seniors also utilize a walk in
bathtub or barrier-free Accessible Shower. For more information
see Walk-in-Bathtubs
and Accessible Showers.
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