# Bathroom handrails

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 8, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730 "2021-12-08T19:46:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730/21 "2021-12-10T00:43:42Z")

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> [@bob\_2](#):
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> Also, remember that the suction cup is attached to a tile that is glued to drywall.

It shouldn’t be. It should be mortared to cement board. It’s a pretty strong connection.

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**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730/22 "2021-12-10T07:04:35Z")

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> [@MikeG](#):
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> Forget about color, forget about matching style. You want ADA certified stainless steel with a rough finish.

This. So much this. It is so easy to slip and fall, and anti-slip mats can only go so far.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730/23 "2021-12-11T17:22:51Z")

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I asked for ADA certified holds. My contractor used something the glues to the tiles, and assured me they are ADA approved. I would have preferred they were bolted to the beams, but this is what i ended up with.

They have been in place for several years, now, and i routinely grab them to get in and out of the high tub.

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