How to fix a loose toilet paper holder
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- This is a quick review of the easy DIY repair options for a drywall screw anchor that has failed. This is an easy how-to repair guide for loose toilet paper holders and towel racks, and anything else that is supported by sheet rock screws held in place by drywall anchors. The option chosen was to use one of the newer design toggle bolts that mount easily from one side of the wall. Options for what to do when these don’t work correctly and when trying to mount to an outside wall are discussed.
Thank you for this! I was able to tighten it for my mom.
Thank you for sharing, I will be buying a few of these today. Have a great weekend. 👍
Excellent review. This anchor is new to me and you provided logical reasoning in its use. Thank you.
Toggler is a great anchor, similar to the one you installed but with the benefit of being reusable. In other words, you can remove the screw without losing the anchor behind the wall. Very strong and no issues with insulated walls.
Yes, I recently bought a set of those after watching a video by Vancouver Carpenter, here on CZcams. They come in 3/16" and 1/4" size. I haven't tried them out yet but the advantage seems pretty clear.
@@spelunkerd Vancouver Carpenter was my source as well! 😊
Was just thinking to myself when you were struggling to get it tightened up a blast of compressed air might do the trick. Nicely done 👌
Never thought about how there probably is a weak one and a strong one (on the stud). Done this same job several times over the years as well! It is interesting all the products out there for this. Plastic anchors are despised as you showed for any small to medium load bearing applications. I have always found the toggle bolt to be my go to product for these applications. Your loctite suggestion is a great one - although make sure you use blue (and that might be an issue) or you will really have to tear up the wall if you ever have to remove. I will have to add that next time I am called to do this job. Thanks for posting! You’ve earned your ‘kitchen pass’ for the day!
Good point, about needing to get the bolt out one day. Even without locktite these would be a challenge to remove completely. It wouldn't be the first time I had to put in a drywall patch with 2X4 backing. The biggest challenge is the paint, and maybe reproducing a knockdown surface texture. Honestly I don't think I'll ever have to fix this one again.
That was a solid fix. I'll be looking for those anchors the next time I'm at a hardware store, thanks.
Thank you for demonstrating each option, it was very helpful.
Excellent video. Thank you for posting such a niche topic, you have probably saved me a few bucks and a hour of frustration
Neat anchor, haven't seen those before!
Thank you Sir!!!
Okay well mine has no set screw or Allen screw or any screw at all under or around the holder. I looked all around it
I was hoping we'd see you cut away some of the drywall. Good fix.
Thank you so much , mine fit like a charm. You're the man.
Thank you, I used a 1/8th bit an presto, it was fixed, totally! Thanks Again
If the effort to find the threads had failed, do you suppose that you could have realigned the anchor again to withdraw it from the hole or was it stuck and require damaging the drywall to retrieve it?
The better anchors can be realigned but by the time you get around to fixing the problem, most have damaged the drywall to require something better. I wish guys who build homes would have the foresight to put in a backing 2X6 block so that towel racks etc have something more secure to screw in to.
Thank you
Plasterboard is a right pain, and when it's used as the celing in a house the light fitting becomes the nuisance .
The winged flip out type can be good, but if you undo the screw too far the winged part goes on a wall holiday :-D
You could have screwed the holder so it was vertical so both screws go into the wood, but it might look odd.
A free standing tree type can look good.
Ha ha ha, I've never seen a vertical toilet roll, it would be a creative flare that would raise eyebrows for years!
great vid- thank you
Will try this. It’s an outter wall as well. Sigh.
The one in my crappy apartment I am moving out of are not allen screws, they are both loose so neither is in a stud, and the tiny flat head screws are covered in paint.
Would have been nice if you listed where you purchased this item & what it's called. Would save a lot of time trying to find it at the hardware store.
Geez I'm a girl and figured it out lol. 🤷
I took a screenshot and Googled it! 😉How cool is that! 👐
Clearly better? Those toggle bolts have never failed me.
Thank you!! 🙏
One part of my Delta toilet paper holder fell off. I can't get the holder base off. I have tried the 1/8 Allen wrench, Phillips head and regular screw driver. I have photos. Any suggestions?
If the screw head is stripped, you may need to drill it out and buy another one. They aren't expensive. If you can't find the screw head, some have plastic caps that conceal the head. You may be able to rotate the whole thing to get a better look at the underside where the screw heads are concealed. Once the set screw is released, the outer part can often slide up and off a hook inside. You may be able to find one with similar design in a hardware store to better understand how they go together. Good luck!
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