subject: Prevent Slipping And Falling: Install Your Tub Handles Now! [print this page] Soaking in the bathtub is one of the most wonderful activities that you could do to relax and unwind. You can stay there, undisturbed, with your body neck down soaked in warm water. You might even prefer to have petals and fragrances mixed along with the water in your tub.
If you use your tub this way, it may be unlikely to get yourself into accidents, as you would mostly be sitting or even lying on the tub most of the time. However, for everyday use, you might have to install a few other accessories around the tub, especially if you transform it into a shower base. The presence of non-slip mats in the tub can be very helpful in preventing accidents from happening while bathing. Tub handles could likewise offer the same help in order to provide you good gripping in times that you lose your balance.
Handles are especially needed if there are children or elderly people in the household. If there is no one to assist them while doing their matters inside the shower area, at least they could rely on the handles for their grip. Even if you just lie around the tub, the handles can provide support so that you could easily stand up and out of the tub, without losing balance and without slipping in the tub.
Tub handles do not need to have complex designs although many of them do, which are for aesthetic purposes only. These bathroom accessories may only come in its simplest, most minimalistic design especially if you are only after its functionality. Of course, you could also choose among those designs and colors that best fit the theme and color of your entire bathroom, so that it does not look out of place.
Installing the tub handles
The handles are very easy to install. Most likely, you will only need to drill a hole in your tile wall and use a concrete nail or screw to attach the handles securely. Make sure that you do attach the handles at the most convenient part in the tub not too high and not too low.
One must remember though that tub handles are not made to carry the weight of a person but are only there to assist a person and keep him or her from falling or slipping. Handles must also be checked and inspected well before you plan to use them as moisture and soap could result to the loosening of connections, which could result in a bad fall.
