Moen R8712P 12-Inch Bathroom Grab Bar, Peened

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,

This grab bar is very strong and can easily support an adult. It's handy for people who have disabilities or older people who need something to hang on to when pulling themselves up from a shower seat. The screws are quite long and you MUST pre-drill in order to get them to go in all the way. Also, make sure you drilling them into a support that is solid enough and deep enough to handle these screws.

Perfect for the job. Delivery was amazing, ordered it on Tuesday and FedEx delivered from TN, USA to Gold Coast, Australia on Friday afternoon - how was that!

Sturdy and nice

I bought this Moen 24 inch grab bar for my 97 year old mother who needs a little help standing up do to a bad knee. Mounted this grab bar across from the toilet on the opposite wall so she can hold onto it when standing up from toilet. As for this Moen being easy to install, I have to say that it depends on what surface your installing it to. My mother's house is a cement block home, so having installed several of these Moen's in the past on the bathtub/shower wall, I use a masonry drill bit, just a bit smaller than the screw, to drill through the sheetrock and insulation back to the concrete blocks. I then secure the Moen grab bar with Tapcon screws long enough to bite about 1 inch into the concrete blocks. This gives me peace of mind knowing that it will not pull out and fail. I weight 238 lbs and use my weight to try these Moen's out before I'm satisfied they are safe for my mother who weights about 130 lbs. Amazon's price was about $10 cheaper than the two big home supply stores near me, and Amazon had white in stock with overnight prime delivery, which the other stores were out of.