Moen LR8716D3CH 16-Inch Designer Bathroom Grab Bar, Chrome

Strong and attractive

Pros: Easy to install -- if you've done some construction -- even as an amateur. Tips: What you really need: 3/8" variable speed drill. Drill the 1/8" pilot holes. My 1/8" drill bits are 1 7/8" long. This leaves you about 1/2" short for the depth needed for the screw. The screw will not seat with a shallow pilot hole. My solution (aside from buying a longer bit): Insert a #1 Philips attachment into a magnetic drive guide. Then lock that into the drill. The guide will help you clear the safety bar handle which obstructs some of the mounting holes. (Most electric screwdrivers do not have the torque you will need to drive the 2" wood screw into a stud.) Take a 3" long, 1'8" wood screw, at least as sturdy as the given screws, and drive that in so about 1/2" is left showing. Remove that screw. Now you have a deep enough pilot hole for the 2" mounting screws provided. Do all holes this way after you have established your final pattern (See below). Now drive in the provided screws with the provided washer on each screw. When you do this: Start all 6 screws so they are 1/2" in. (If you drive one screw in all the way, and move on, I guarantee the previously drilled pilot holes will no longer be aligned -- doing it this way helps brace the bracket and its holes against the other screws). Now drive them home using bursts of power with the drill (not one steady zip). Always drive the last 1/2" with a single steady burst. Set up: The grab bar can be mounted horizontally or vertically (a longer than 16" bar can be mounted at an angle). The bar is 16" because that is the normal spacing on the studs (vertical 2x4s in your wall). Use a stud finder to locate the studs marking each side of the stud with a pencil mark. Depending on the stud finder, this gives you about a 2 1/4" width, but the 2X4 stud is actually just 1 5/8" width into which you will seat three screws. For a horizontal mount, the bar must mount into two studs. This could mean not having the bar exactly where you want it because the studs might not be where you need them. Two screws go on the upper side of the bar and one below. Careful selection of screws holes is important. Horizontal: Choose one side and mark where screws will go. Then, holding the bar firmly in place, select the screw locations on the other end of the bar (another stud for horizontal, same stud for vertical). You can use a nail and hammer to mark the start hole -- you don't want the drill skittering across the wall. Recommendation: Moen gives you six screws and washers. It is easy to round out the Phillips head in the screw. Moen should provide two extra screws, but they don't. If you're like me, I hate to get started and then have to run out to get more screws. Get some extras before you begin (2" wood screws with round Phillips head). Also, if you round out one of these before it seats and you can't extract it with the Phillips driver, Try small vise grips to back it out. The best thing is to avoid rounding out the heads in the first place -- so see above. Good product.

I liked the size and the styling. It had an intelligent design. It came with instructions. Unfortunately I discovered too late that my desired location did not have enough wood for the correct mounting. I have had to return this.

Moen product you can count on.Attractive and also a good safety add on for prevention. On time delivery. Highly recommended for everyone.

I definitely recommend Moen grab bars