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15@crip659 I disagree. I would always treat a towel bar, if in reach of a toilet, tub or shower, as "might get used by a grab bar sometime" and therefore want it anchored into solid wood at both ends.– manassehkatz-Moving 2 CodidactCommented Nov 28, 2021 at 21:10
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2Instead of 2x6 how about 3/4 inch ply, a band 2 feet tall from 4 to 6 feet high wherever need? So you have a 2 ft margin of error instead of 6".– jay613Commented Nov 29, 2021 at 2:15
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2@J... Those anchors can hold 100lbs of vertical static charge. That's fine for a shelf that you just look at. Towel racks are often manipulated, and when you are in the shower trying to grab your towel, the anchor may experience pullout stress and/or cantilever action, rather than just vertical charge. In that case, the 100lbs means nothing.– dimCommented Nov 29, 2021 at 16:02
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3@J..., only under perfect conditions do such anchors hold such loads, and that doesn't consider daily impact damage, which is cumulative. Eventually drywall fails in such cases. You should really throw such wisdom out the window. At least reduce your values by 75%.– isherwoodCommented Nov 29, 2021 at 17:05
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3Drywall anchors work perfectly on paper and there's no reason they shouldn't do exactly what you expect them to. Except that they don't. Drywall anchors are a last ditch, hail mary solution and you are condemning future owners/users to annoying band-aid fixes while they desperately attempt to avoid expensive drywall repairs. I have used them all and they are all crap.– user227963Commented Nov 29, 2021 at 17:26
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