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Finished installing my Delta "Carlisle" 16" grab bar with this product. Turned out quite well, but I have a couple comments. The Delta Carlisle seems to be designed for a slightly smaller than 3" disk. I literally had to chuck up the disks and grind them down to about 2 7/8" so they would fit in the decorative end caps. If I were doing this again, I would check your grab bar first. Also, the recommended drill sizes are too small IMHO. The 3/16" for the lag bolt is just brutally tight. I used a larger drill. I went up one drill size for the small screws also. Lastly, you have to be real careful if you have a long stud to shower wall distance like I had, 2", because if the part is at an angle, the error in the distance between the parts is magnified. Just be real careful. Like I said though, turned out good.

I see how you locate the stud just above the shower top, and then extrapolate down by drawing a line with the level. Makes sense. However the stud could be not perfectly vertical, or, maybe no stud at all in the middle of the shower (although admittedly that is probably rare). My stud finder has a "deep scan" mode that is able to find the stud through the shower fiberglass and the air gap. Which is the best way to go about this then? Your method of extrapolating from the top, or using a deepscan stud finder to locate right where the drilling will take place?

Great video, thank you so much. 💯

Great video, clear instructions, wonderful reviews. I'm not a "handy-man" so I must ask how it is so strong when in the end only 6 screws are going through plastic and fiberglass to hold it up? I'm over 250 lbs myself so if the day comes I need to pull on it, will that really hold me or someone else? (As Forrest Gump said "I'm not a smart man") so I ask because I just don't understand. Thank you for your kindness.

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you.

Top Shelf description and directions... installed several dozen similar products in units for a chain of assisted living complex buildings They did this with Engineers approved also as stop gap until the scheduled bathroom renovations could take place .. just this year we had to do the same on our own home..

Too bad on the website, you don’t show where you buy the goddamn fucking bar

Are the flanges on the grab bars all the same diameter/circumference regardless of manufacturer?

Good info. Could you provide the recommended diameter for the drill bit.

The only problem I ran into, is the SS cover will not cover the solid mount disks, the tolerance is just too tight. It is only about 1/16 out on both outer edge. I cannot tap it on, nothing will work. Any help????

Why not use your stud finder to double check that the stud is actually at the lower elevation where you're installing the hardware? There's no guarantee that studs are installed plumb.

why would the hole into the fiberglass have to be so large?

You should link to your product in the video notes. You know, just in case someone found the video on CZcams and now realizes they really should have your product to install a grab bar.

I just ordered a kit to install a 32" grab bar at a clients. I'm a bit concerned with the final screws going into the plastic flange, but we'll see...

Where can I buy the Solid Mount products? I saw them online at Amazon, but only one size grab bar 9 x 4 x 1.25 ". I would also like larger sizes in addition.

Our fiberglass shower/tub surround is not flat. It has a slight curvature to it. Will this work?

I am in a townhouse built in 1918 - Plaster walls, cheap, poorly place, difficult-to-locate studs. Help? Also, do the spacers come with the product?

Bought this mount for my elderly parents to install. Good video going over it. Being the business itself, I wouldn't have ads on this video since it's your own product. It's kind of annoying when you're trying to seek back and forth and constantly getting advertisements on the how to video.

Great product and great instructions. Although the system is not intended to have the grab bar covers completely covering the mounting plate, you can have this flush result if you are very careful. Make sure that the distance between the lag bolt assemblies is as close to perfect as possible. Then dry fit (no silicon yet) the mounting plates and place the grab bar flanges against the mounting plates. Mark any plate material that is not completely covered by the flange and make a mark at the top for orientation purposes. Remove the mounting plates and sand/shave off the marked material. If your spacing is accurate, there should be very little material that needs to be removed. Add silicon around the hole and reinstall the mounting plates to the previous orientation. Before install the grab bar screws, make sure both flanges are properly centered on the mounting plates.

We installed two ADA grab bars on my fiberglass tub surround., using Solid Mounts. We followed your directions, and the job is perfect! Super strong.

Back in 2019 I wanted to install these for my mother. There were no good videos on the process. Thanks for posting this. Going to do it this year.

What do the final 3 screws on the flange fasten to? It is a bigger circumference than the spacer and I was figuring the those screws should attache to the spacer for a firm mount

Do you have a link to this grab bar? I don’t see any bars on your website and I’m worried I’d end up with a grab bar that doesn’t cover your mount properly

EXCELLENT instructional video; thanks!

Phenomenal customer service! Really nice product. Ordered another set for the other fiberglass shower stall in the house. Glad I came across this video/ product.

Excellent product. Only warning would be that I bought a Kohler Carmichael 16 inch grab bar. The issue is, the mounting bracket for the grab bar is only 1 and 5/8 inches. As the instructions pointed out and I failed to read, make sure the flange on the grab bar is three inches. I bought a Moen 16 inch replacement bar that was recommended by SolidMount customer service. It worked perfectly and I now have a solid grab bar when I step into the shower.

Thank you for this! Is it possible to use this kit behind the fiberglass wall panels instead of having to drill a 2" hole? I plan to but blocking in the wall but want to have something to fill the gap between the blocking & the surround. The studs in my house are not installed properly & there's tongue-and groove board spanning them. Some studs don't go all the way up, some are pieced together, and the are not 16" on center. This looks like a good option instead of having to add more wood blocks in. I figure this could help reinforce the fiberglass and since it's not wood, it won't rot if any moisture somehow gets in. I'm thinking if I make sure I know exactly where the kit pieces will be, then I can install them that way. As an aside, I am terrible at getting tape on straight so having to double it up is what I usually have to do as well. I like how you got straight to the point and gave enough information to explain how it works with enough detail.

Where do I purchase your Grab Bar?

impressive "how to". i will comment however when the lines are vertical we refer to them as being plumb, not level :-)

I am just as curious as to besides the three screws how is it held firmly ! What was the purpose of white small piece mounted before the fibreglass disks were glued

Do we still need to purchase the grab bar separately? Was that mentioned and I missed it? I don’t see it on your website.

n anyone share how they used this kit with a greater than 2 1/8th " gap between the stud and exterior shower wall.... ????? Thanks

does that stud finder find wooden studs?

Great video. Now I hope I have the strength to do it. Otherwise, I'll to find someone else to do it. Thanks.

Lag bolt broke, can’t find the dimensions on the parts list

I used your kit yesterday worked great but my problem was at the end when I screwed the bar onto the white disc it must have not been lined up right because I could not get the cover to fit right had to hit both of them with a hammer! please advise

Hole too big for me. Going to keep searching

I wanted to install a grab bar similar in length to yours, but the shower wall has a vertical contour that decreases in depth (which would make half the shower wall about 1" closer to the studs). If I used a 32" grab bar mounted horizontally that spanned this vertical contour (the decrease in shower wall depth would be in about the middle of the grab bar), do you think I could still have secure, water tight mounts at both ends (using the procedures set out in your video)? It seems doable to me, perhaps with slight adjustments to screw patterns and sufficient caulking, but wanted to ask the expert. Appreciate any thoughts you might have on this and thanks for the great video.

Used this product watched the video and the install was perfect thank you so much Sir ….

Better than a wire to find that stud would be a electricians, spinner screwdriver it’s the best tool ever to find the center of a stud

Excellent instructions! Thank you.

I will be installing some grab bars for a friend into a fiberglass shower. The long side is an exterior wall. Above the fiberglass is about 12 inches of sheetrock and then a window. I am unable to get a stud signal in the sheetrock area. Any thoughts on how to locate the studs ? Thanks, Bob

I am considering purchasing 2 of these mounts for our acrylic shower wall. We are in the construction phase for our bathroom and the studs are up around the shower. Would now be a good time to install these before we go any farther. There will not be any drywall behind the shower as it is installed directly onto the studs.

I just installed the solid mount system in our fiberglass shower. Once installed the grab bar is solid. So solid that it's never going to come off that wall. It creates some great support getting in and out of the shower. The instructions with the product and this video were very clear on how to install it. And I followed every instruction and tip in the video. The only problem I ran into was there was no sheetrock behind the shower tub enclosure. Didn't know that until after I had drilled a 2-in hole. The distance from the shower wall to the stud was 5/8 of an inch. So I needed to use a hacksaw to cut off a quarter inch on the disc and a quarter inch on the threads. This quarter inch cut off was in addition to the four spacers that already had come off. Once I did that it installed perfectly. So thank you very much for this product and for the helpful video to get it installed.

Craig kudos to you. Bought your product. I live in a mobile home where nothing is universal. But your kit was wonderful. Thanks

How do i do something less than 7/8 inch? The adapter is quite proud of the fiberglass surface.

Great video. Unfortunately my mother’s shower is completely fiberglass, all the way to the ceiling. There’s no way to find the stud. Is there maybe a stronger stud finder out there? Otherwise I’m left to relying on those suction supports. I’ve read mixed reviews on them, though, and don’t want to risk it. I suppose I could drill tiny holes every where until I found it but what nightmare that would be. Or maybe climb in the attic but it’s at the corner of the house so crawl space would be extremely limited. Anyone have suggestions? Would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA

I installed the first of four grab bars yesterday. I used the recommended 3/16" bit for the lag bolt (I had to get a long bit to get the hole deep enough). My Ryobi 3/8" drill didn't have enough torque to drive the lag bolt in far enough. I used a right-angle socket wrench to get it all the way necessary. When I attempted to install the second spacer, as I was driving the lag bolt the final way in with the right-angled wrench, the bolt sheared off! Yikes! Fortunately, I was able to move over a little on the 2x4, and by reaming out the new hole some, I was able to get a new lag bolt properly installed, though I still needed the right-angled wrench to finish driving the bolt. So, I'm wondering whether a 3/16 hole for the lag bolt is right. Should it really be 7/32" or maybe even 1/4"? Other than that, this is a great product. That grab bar I installed isn't going anywhere. One down, three to go.

Please tell me what stud finder brand you used? I seem to buy ones that don’t work.

Great informative video.