Tuntrol Handicap Grab Bars (Silver)

I bought this item to install next to bed or handicapped person. Several challenges turned up during the process:1. the drill bit mentioned in instructions is not a standard size, I had to go to the store to buy one just a bit smaller and one just a bit bigger .2 The screws are not the right size for my wall, the ends kept spinning because there was not enough wall thickness. I ended up getting some butterfly screws, drilled bigger holes and installed to secure to the wall .I cannot afford to play games with the safety of a handicapped person . what should have taken 20 minutes to complete took 3 days and headaches.

I now have two of these but are not using them in the bathroom. I have patio steps that are not convenient for hand rails and the way the two doors work that open inward. I bolted one of these to the left hand door and it makes a fine hand rail up the three steps using the right hand door. The fold up option is handy if you swing the left hand door open to get this hand rail out of the way. I have the second one on an outside storage building for the same purpose. So far there have been no weather effect on the rubberized parts.

Can anyone who installed this please let me know what size drill bit to use? In US. Once I figure this piece out which is complicated even googling I am sure it will be great! 8am

This grab bar is a great addition to the entrance to our motorhome. It was difficult to it in because of the thin walls but it is doable if you think outside the box.

The handrail arrived in a timely manner and was exactly what we wanted.