How To Remove Ceramic Bathroom Towel Bar

A demonstration of how to tighten up loose towel bars or to remove them for painting or other needs.

How to remove ceramic bathroom towel bar.

It s important to sand and sp. 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. Otherwise a hammer and a heavy flat head screwdriver will get the job done. This is how to remove a towel rack from drywall.

While there is no general adhesive that contractors or builders use to install a towel bar it usually is a very strong material. Now that you ve got your supplies it s time to go to work by removing the old towel bar. This same procedure should work for similar items that are mounted to drywall. A remodel of your bathroom may require you to remove a towel rack.

Ceramic towel bar anchor posts rarely fail. The original bar is one piece and since the ends are locked into place you can t just slip in a new one. Cut your new replacement bar to size. 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.

Remove the bar section of the towel rack by pulling one side in if it s a tension bar. If it s plastic built into the rack saw through the middle of the bar with a jigsaw. The towel bar and toilet paper holder are glued to the wall simply pull them off with your. Removing the soap dish and keeping it intact or removing it in pieces.

Remove the old towel bar. If you would like to re use the soap dish do your best to remove the soap dish intact. Removing a ceramic soap dish from ceramic tile can be done in one of two ways. Replace a cracked sagging or ugly towel bar.

Short video on how to remove standard ceramic bathroom fixtures.