{"id":8,"date":"2026-08-26T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getgrabbars.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:37:00","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getgrabbars.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Call or request a time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tell us which rooms worry you and roughly when you need it done. Hospital and rehab discharges are moved to the front of the schedule — say the discharge date and we will work backward from it.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Walkthrough & placement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We find the framing, check the wall type, and tape the proposed placement so the person who will use the bar can try the reach before anything is drilled.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flat-rate quote<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The full price in writing, hardware included, before a single hole is made. You approve it or we pack up. There is no charge for the visit either way.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Install & load test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bars go in, penetrations get sealed, dust gets vacuumed, and every bar takes an adult's full weight while you watch.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What the visit actually looks like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You get a two-hour arrival window and a call when the installer is on the way. Most people are surprised by how little of the appointment is drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first fifteen minutes are spent watching. If the person who needs the bar is willing, we ask them to show us how they get into the tub or up from the toilet today — hand on the sink, hand on the towel bar, whatever they have been improvising. That improvised handhold tells us exactly where the real bar belongs, and it is often four to six inches from where the box instructions would have put it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we map the wall. Stud finder first, confirmation drill second, because tile, mortar bed, and old lath all lie to a stud finder. If there is framing where we need it, the bar goes in with lag screws. If there is not, we tell you the three options and what each costs before we choose one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drilling a bathroom wall properly takes patience: slow speed, the right bit for the surface, a vacuum at the hole, and silicone in every penetration before the flange is tightened down. Then the load test, the cleanup, and a walkthrough with whoever needs to see it.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How long it takes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One bar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

45 to 60 minutes, start to finish, including the walkthrough and cleanup.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A full bathroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

About 90 minutes for two or three bars at the tub, shower, and toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Whole home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Half a day when handrails, entry work, or added blocking are part of the job.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to prepare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nothing here is required. Each one makes the visit shorter and the placement better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n