How To Repair Ceramic Towel Rack In Drywall

The longer you wait the more likely you are to scar the wall or mar the bar s finish.

How to repair ceramic towel rack in drywall. The towel rack is the kind you see in classic 1970s bathroom design. One of the ceramic porcelain towel holders fell off the wall leaving a square hole in the dry wall where it used to be this is how it was originally installed. Everything you need is available at home centers and hardware stores. Immediately clean up the mess with a damp sponge.

Hold the fixture in place with masking tape until the thinset hardens often 4 to 6 hours. You can also use these techniques to remount towel rings toilet paper holders and hooks too. How to hang a towel rack begins first by removing the loose end posts. To repair this problem.

Don t put off this fix. Bathroom towel bars are often secured only to the drywall and not the studs. Loosen the set screws under the towel bar and remove it from the wall. Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar.

Paint the area to match the rest. Points awarded for best answer. Repair the holes where the towel rack holders were cemented by patching the drywall with drywall tape or fiberglass mesh and joint compound and sanding it smooth. In this episode i go over how to easily repair a towel bar or towel rack that has come removed from the wall.

I easily pulled my bar out on its own since it was too short to begin with but if yours isn t you can remove it by sawing through the middle of it. Over time pressure on the towel bar can cause it to work loose. The notch in the post for the towel bar must face the second post s hole. No need for plaster repair or drywall etc.

Fill the seam next to the drywall with excess thinset.