Moen Bathroom Safety 12-Inch Peened Textured Grip Stainless Steel Bathroom Grab Bar with Concealed Screws, Shower Handles for Elderly, R8712P

This was purchased to be placed near the bathroom shower. It is safe, easy grab area to be used while dressing or undressing. It provides stability and security. It was easy to install on one vertical wall stud. The mounting flange for this unit made that possible and easy. With the varied positions of the holes, I was able to drill three 2-inch screws into one stud at both the upper and lower mounting piece. The screws toward the outside of the stud are angled slightly to allow them to really bite into the more central part of the stud. The cap piece covered the screw heads in spite of being angled. With 6 screws into the one stud, the grab bar is rock solid and no wobble. Nothing will cause this to fail ( I hope}Although this was added as a basic dressing aid, within 3 months a member had a problem with the onset of vertigo and it was definitely beneficial to have this in place. Another was then installed I in the toilet area to provide assistance going from a standing to a seated position and back to a standing position. I am considering another to be installed near the guest bedroom shower.The screws are heavy duty stainless and excellent. I did have some problem screwing them down as my screwing bit was a little worn. You really need to predrill the holes into the stud just a tad smaller than the diameter of the screws. The screws need to bite into the wood, so they do not pull out. If you have problems putting the screws into your pre-drilled holes in the stud, back-out the screw and apply dish detergent liquid on the threads or rub a bar of soap over the thread. It lubricates the threads. and may be enough to assist getting the screw into position. The screws are a larger diameter, and my best guess is a size "10". As I said these are heavy duty babes. Although I did cam-out while putting in the screw, the screw head was not damaged. Good screws!The price for the 12 inch grab bar was great, less than 14 bucks. Since both ends of this grab bar were placed in one vertical stud, I only used screws. This unit does not come with the heavy duty securemount that is used for support when the ends are placed into drywall. The drywall mount must be purchased separately. If you mount horizontally, I would suggest placing one end into a stud. The other could be supported with a securemount into the drywall. That saves you the price of one securemount which costs a little over $11,

Needed for safety grab on small space on fiberglass shower wall. Good quality, heavy duty, easy to install using recommended hardware.

This was easy to install. It also looks good, and matches the other hardware in the bathroom.I purchased this to make it easier for a rather large relative to get in and out of the tub. Due to the location, only one of the mounting holes aligned with a stud, so I tried the hollow wall anchors included instead of opening the wall and putting in blocking. After doing so, found I could hang off the bar with no movement.This is very secure on the wall, and after a month of daily use by a 300+ lb person, still has no give in it.Would highly recommend for anyone needing this type of bar, but no stud behind the location this is to go in.

Works well. East to install. Very secure if installed correctly

They seem to be nicely made however one did come with the part that you attach to the wall bent. My husband seems to think he can fix it. I hope he tries before the 30 days are up.

This grab bar has made a huge difference in my husband's ability to be independent. It is heavy duty and so easy to install, making sure to attach it to the studs. Our shower grab bars are gold and this matches perfectly in color and size. Great purchase!

Item is in new condition and arrived in a timely manner. All good.

I have installed a number of these in two baths in my home. I have found them easy to install and very professional appearing. However, I recently installed another one and found that the screws are now rather soft and easily stripped, which has not been the case in the past. As long as you are able to screw a medium length screw into a stud you should be able to install this, however now I also recommend that you purchase high quality screws of approximately the same length and diameter as the ones supplied by Moen that will be less likely to strip if you use a power driver. These grab bars are essential to my safety, and I am pleased to recommend them but I would say that the screw quality has slipped a bit of late.