| Installing bathroom towel racks are quite a simple | | | | everyone's extremely small or tall). If it's in a child's |
| process. However, keep in mind that wet towels will | | | | bathroom, you may want to consider placing the |
| hang from these racks, so they must be installed to | | | | towel rack on the lower side, unless you have a |
| support the weight. Since the weight of a wet towel | | | | stepstool for the child. |
| (also including hand washers and bathers) can be | | | | Now that you've found a comfortable height, make a |
| some what weighted down, it's always important to | | | | note on the stud using a pencil. Proceed by placing |
| hang one side of the towel rack on a stud, not just | | | | one end of the towel rack on the mark, while holding |
| the drywall. This is probably the single most important | | | | the other end on a horizontal line touching the wall as |
| part of installing your towel rack. If it's ignored, | | | | well. Make sure you have a leveler to confirm it's on |
| there's a good chance the rack ends up falling out, | | | | a straight line by holding it over the towel rack. |
| leaving a hole in your wall! This guide will share all you | | | | Continue by marking where each spot will be placed, |
| need to know when you're installing your own | | | | specifically the holes for the screws. |
| bathroom towel rack. | | | | Now it's time to drill some holes. Take the drill and drill |
| The first step is choosing a convenient spot on the | | | | the screw holes, where you've marked on the wall. |
| wall to hang your rack. Make sure that nothing will | | | | The holes on the side opposite of the stud should be |
| get in the way, such as the bathroom door. Since | | | | bigger, so the anchors can fit. The anchors will |
| you'll be grabbing your towels when you're exiting the | | | | provide the extra support that the weaker side |
| shower, it's best to have your towel rack by the | | | | needs. You can hold them up in order to measure an |
| shower or bathtub. | | | | accurate size. |
| Always make sure that your rack is positioned in a | | | | Once you have those holes in place, place the |
| spot that will not be exposed to dripping water. | | | | anchors on the weaker side. The anchor will have a |
| Dripping water will damage the rack and this is | | | | wider side and this side should be facing out. At this |
| another way to leave a hole in the wall. You'll need a | | | | point, you'll be able to put the towel rack in its |
| stud finder in order to locate the closest stud to | | | | desired position and screw in both sides. |
| your desired location. Keep running the stud finder in | | | | Always test it out before completing the process. |
| that area until you find the stud. This will be where | | | | Take a few towels and see if it holds. You should be |
| you'll hang one side of the rack, on the stud. | | | | complete at this point with the installation of your |
| Now that you've found a location, choose a height | | | | new towel rack! |
| that's suitable for the average size person (unless | | | | |