How To Remove Ceramic Bathroom Towel Bar

Short video on how to remove standard ceramic bathroom fixtures.

How to remove ceramic bathroom towel bar.

Replace a cracked sagging or ugly towel bar. It s important to sand and sp. The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall simply pull them off with your. The original bar is one piece and since the ends are locked into place you can t just slip in a new one.

Otherwise a hammer and a heavy flat head screwdriver will get the job done. Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar. Even that tricky towel bar with no set screws is covered. 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.

This is how to remove a towel rack from drywall. Ceramic towel bar anchor posts rarely fail. If it s plastic built into the rack saw through the middle of the bar with a jigsaw. But the plastic bar can snap sag develop cracks fade or discolor as it ages and is exposed to cleaning chemicals.

Remove the old towel bar. A remodel of your bathroom may require you to remove a towel rack. Removing the soap dish and keeping it intact or removing it in pieces. This same procedure should work for similar items that are mounted to drywall.

If you re doing it just so you can paint around it and you plan to replace it the job is simple if you want the towel rack gone forever the job might be a bit more complicated particularly if the rack is glued to the wall. A demonstration of how to tighten up loose towel bars or to remove them for painting or other needs. While there is no general adhesive that contractors or builders use to install a towel bar it usually is a very strong material. Cut your new replacement bar to size.

Doing little damage to your drywall when removing your towel bar will depend on how strong the adhesive is that is on it.