How To Remove Ceramic Towel Bar Holder

Ceramic towel bar anchor posts rarely fail.

How to remove ceramic towel bar holder.

The original bar is one piece and since the ends are locked into place you can t just slip in a new one. It is interesting that i couldn t find a lot diy information on this topic so i decided to write one up to help other people. Remove the bar section of the towel rack by pulling one side in if it s a tension bar. 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.

Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar. Doing little damage to your drywall when removing your towel bar will depend on how strong the adhesive is that is on it. Replace a cracked sagging or ugly towel bar. Remove the old towel bar.

Short video on how to remove standard ceramic bathroom fixtures. It s important to sand and sp. If it s plastic built into the rack saw through the middle of the bar with a jigsaw. This same procedure should work for similar items that are mounted to drywall.

Most towel racks have hex screws that you remove with a 1 8 inch hex key but some have small phillips screws for which you. This is how to remove a towel rack from drywall. But the plastic bar can snap sag develop cracks fade or discolor as it ages and is exposed to cleaning chemicals. The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall simply pull them off with your.

If you want to remove a standard metal towel bar from a wall covered with drywall or tile the first thing to do is look at the underside of one of the posts to determine what kind of tool you need to remove the set screw.