DANG KIDS!!! ~ Tore The Towel Rack Off… Again!!

Don’t drape the towel over the rod, oh no don’t do that!! Ball it up and stuff it in between the wall and the rod… that’s how you properly hang a towel. I guess it’s better than leaving them all soaking wet on the floor. Well hopefully with this fix the towel holder will stay on the wall when the kids try and stuff 6 towels between it and the wall.

This time the kids didn’t rip the anchors completely out of the wall. One of them was close to ripping out and the other has some serious damage around it. Dang!! What the heck are these kids doing??

Anchoring a towel rod or rack just to the sheetrock doesn’t cut it. They make all these fancy anchors you can use but nothing holds them in place like the 2x4 stud behind the sheetrock. Unfortunately the studs don’t typically line up exactly with where the rod/rack needs to be attached. This rod needs to be close to the shower because if it is farther away where it lands on the studs then it would be behind the door. I got an idea should make this towel rod nice and solid.

The towel rod points of attachment are 24 inches apart. So I dug through the garage and found a piece of scrap 1x3, then cut it 6 inches longer than the towel rod.

To make it look a little nicer, I used my router table attached to my work bench to round off the edges of this 1x3

I took a scarp piece and ran it through the router with a 1/2 inch rounding bit. Just to make sure that it was adjusted correctly. Then I ran the piece though it rounding off all 4 sides.

_{Don’t forget your eye and ear protection!!}

This is some rough lumber, so it’s gonna need to do a little bit of sanding to smooth things out.

Then lay down a few coats of white paint so it matches the bathroom

While the paint is drying, I went into the bathroom and removed the towel rod mounting plates. One side was in the stud but the other had those junk Sheetrock anchors.

Look at that damage to the wall… DANG!!

The good news is that the new towel rod mount with cover all that up. You know just hide it behind there instead of patching, texturing, and painting the wall.

Time to bust out the ol’ stud finder and locate the studs. I’m gonna throw a couple 2-1/2 inch screws right in there somewhere… the other side has studs right next to the shower.

Then use a level and mark a straight level line where the board will screw into the wall.

Just hold the top edge of the board on the level lines I made and screw them in. I put one screw in the top on one side to hold it while I get the other side just perfect to the line. Then drive all 4 of those 2-1/2 inch screws all the way into the studs.

To mount the towel rod mounting plates I measured in 3 inches from side. Remember I made this plate exactly 6 inches long that the rod mounts. Centered them up on the board and screwed them into place.

Look at that, worked out just perfectly

All that is left is to tighten the set screws on the bottom and this towel rod is back in business.

Just a little caulking over the screws and a dab of touch up paint and this little project is done!

I started this project before we left for a week long Dr appointment with my son. Then didn’t get around to it for another week. Dang I am such a procrastinator. Lol. Oh well it’s up and strong as all get out!! Let’s see you kids rip this rack out of the wall.

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