Ceramic Towel Bar Holder Removal

This same procedure should work for similar items that are mounted to drywall.

Ceramic towel bar holder removal. Applying new adhesive against remnant setting material pushes the replacement fixture away from the drywall giving a raised uneven appearance. So we purchased a different towel rack and need to remove the entire ceramic towel rack. The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall. Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar.

The towel rack is the kind you see in classic 1970s bathroom design. These ceramic bar holders are not budging and are permanently on the wall for life. There s just caulking around them towel racks bath tissue holders i can see no visible screws or anything no idea how they re attached to the walls very little demolition experience haha o i ve tried experimenting on one of the tissue holders that was mounted to a vanity by cutting the caulking with a box cutter then trying to crow bar it off but with a fair bit of force it showed. It s important to sand and sp.

But the plastic bar can snap sag develop cracks fade or discolor as it ages and is exposed to cleaning chemicals. This is how to remove a towel rack from drywall. What is the best way to remove them without to much damage to the wall or if one ceramic holder and be found i am open to replacing the broken one and reinstalling the acrylic rod. Replace a cracked sagging or ugly towel 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. Ceramic towel bar anchor posts rarely fail. Slowly turn the receiver end upwards. The receiver ends part that holds the bar should be a separate part than the part connected to the wall.

Once the bar pops out remove it. Continue to unscrew the receiver ends. Points awarded for best answer. Cut your new replacement bar to size.

Once it has turned halfway the bar should pop out tired of those old towel bars. When replacing a towel bar or other ceramic fixture that fell off the wall due to abuse or poor installation simply remove all the old setting material and reuse the existing hole. Removal of such items always leaves a whole that needs to be patched with drywall unless you can remove it neatly enough to place another one in its place and that s a tough job. Short video on how to remove standard ceramic bathroom fixtures.

Remove the old towel bar. The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall. All ceramic towel bars and paper holders i ve seen are cemented to the drywall tile and often to a stud with a whole mess of this gooey cement.