Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

"Goedjn" wrote in message ...
| On 28 Mar 2006 10:12:38 -0800, "Mike" wrote:
|
| One of the ends for a towel bar in our bathroom is sagging due to
| degraded drywall behind it, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
|
| The holder was sagging a bit when we bought the house. It looks as if
| the previous owners did a very poor job of cutting the hole to install
| originally or the bar was yanked down, damaging the drywall. Either
| way, I've got a too large hole surrounded by weakened drywall, crumbly
| drywall.
|
| When I reinstalled after painting, I used a larger spring toggle, which
| helped cinch the thing up tighter for a while, but the drywall is still
| weak and the weight of wet towels has just dragged it down again.
|
| The only solution I've come up with is to cut a good square chunk of
| the drywall out, install a patch secured by repair clips, cover with
| compound, sand and repaint. I'd really rather not go to that extent,
| but I can't think of another option.
|
| Anyone have any other suggestions?
|
| Its either that, or mount a plank on the outside of the drywall
| that covers both mounting-points on the towel-rod, and which
| screws into at least two studs, and then mount the towel-rod
| to the plank. (Or shorten the rod so that both mounting points
| hit studs anyway.)

1. Cut out the crumbly drywall.
2. Cut a piece of ply about 1 - 2 inches larger than the hole.
3. Staple a string to the middle of the ply.
4. Insert the ply to be a backer board for the drywall
5. Secure ply to good drywall via drywall screws.
6. Apply new drywall patch.
7. Paint and powder as required.
8. Drill proper sized hole for towel rod mounting screws.
9. Re-install towel rod.

10. Have a brew and congratulate self on a job well done.
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PDQ

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Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

One of the ends for a towel bar in our bathroom is sagging due to
degraded drywall behind it, and I'm not sure how to fix it.

The holder was sagging a bit when we bought the house. It looks as if
the previous owners did a very poor job of cutting the hole to install
originally or the bar was yanked down, damaging the drywall. Either
way, I've got a too large hole surrounded by weakened drywall, crumbly
drywall.

When I reinstalled after painting, I used a larger spring toggle, which
helped cinch the thing up tighter for a while, but the drywall is still
weak and the weight of wet towels has just dragged it down again.

The only solution I've come up with is to cut a good square chunk of
the drywall out, install a patch secured by repair clips, cover with
compound, sand and repaint. I'd really rather not go to that extent,
but I can't think of another option.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

On 28 Mar 2006 10:12:38 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

One of the ends for a towel bar in our bathroom is sagging due to
degraded drywall behind it, and I'm not sure how to fix it.

The holder was sagging a bit when we bought the house. It looks as if
the previous owners did a very poor job of cutting the hole to install
originally or the bar was yanked down, damaging the drywall. Either
way, I've got a too large hole surrounded by weakened drywall, crumbly
drywall.

When I reinstalled after painting, I used a larger spring toggle, which
helped cinch the thing up tighter for a while, but the drywall is still
weak and the weight of wet towels has just dragged it down again.

The only solution I've come up with is to cut a good square chunk of
the drywall out, install a patch secured by repair clips, cover with
compound, sand and repaint. I'd really rather not go to that extent,
but I can't think of another option.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Its either that, or mount a plank on the outside of the drywall
that covers both mounting-points on the towel-rod, and which
screws into at least two studs, and then mount the towel-rod
to the plank. (Or shorten the rod so that both mounting points
hit studs anyway.)

Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

Shortening doesn't work, and a mounting board is a good idea I hadn't
thought of, but I'd have to do all four ends (there's a matching bar on
the facing wall) and that's probably going to end up being at least as
much work as patching the drywall on just the one. I'll keep it in mind
though. Anyone else with thoughts?

Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

Now that fix would be done PDQ!

Fixing sagging towel bar holder
 

PDQ wrote:

"Goedjn" wrote in message ...
| On 28 Mar 2006 10:12:38 -0800, "Mike" wrote:
|
| One of the ends for a towel bar in our bathroom is sagging due to
| degraded drywall behind it, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
|
| The holder was sagging a bit when we bought the house. It looks as if
| the previous owners did a very poor job of cutting the hole to install
| originally or the bar was yanked down, damaging the drywall. Either
| way, I've got a too large hole surrounded by weakened drywall, crumbly
| drywall.
|
| When I reinstalled after painting, I used a larger spring toggle, which
| helped cinch the thing up tighter for a while, but the drywall is still
| weak and the weight of wet towels has just dragged it down again.
|
| The only solution I've come up with is to cut a good square chunk of
| the drywall out, install a patch secured by repair clips, cover with
| compound, sand and repaint. I'd really rather not go to that extent,
| but I can't think of another option.
|
| Anyone have any other suggestions?
|
| Its either that, or mount a plank on the outside of the drywall
| that covers both mounting-points on the towel-rod, and which
| screws into at least two studs, and then mount the towel-rod
| to the plank. (Or shorten the rod so that both mounting points
| hit studs anyway.)

1. Cut out the crumbly drywall.
2. Cut a piece of ply about 1 - 2 inches larger than the hole.
3. Staple a string to the middle of the ply.
4. Insert the ply to be a backer board for the drywall
5. Secure ply to good drywall via drywall screws.
6. Apply new drywall patch.
7. Paint and powder as required.
8. Drill proper sized hole for towel rod mounting screws.
9. Re-install towel rod.

10. Have a brew and congratulate self on a job well done.

Good solution, but I'd suggest modifying Instructions #2 to #4 to be
"Cut a STRIP of ply about 12 to 18 inches long and just wide enough to
pass through the hole. Then slip it in so it ends up behind a LOT of
good drywall above and below the crumbled part."

I've done it that way more than once, and I usually slobber some
construction adhesive on the plywood so it sticks onto to the back of
the drywall before I add a couple of screws to make sure it stays there.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."