How to Place a Toilet Tissue Holder
Keeping a well-decorated and functional bathroom makes spending time in the bathroom pleasant and will impress guests. Moving into a new place or remolding a bathroom means that the bathroom accessories must be installed before the bathroom can be used. First, and most importantly, is the placement of the toilet tissue holder. The toilet paper must be installed within close proximity to the toilet for convenient use. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Map out the areas of the bathroom within easy reach of the toilet. Determine which walls are occupied and which walls are vacant.
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Plan to install the toilet paper holder on the wall to the right or left of the toilet if both the walls are available. Intend to install the toilet tissue holder on the right side for a family or house of roommates who are primarily right-handed, or on the left wall if a left-handed person will primarily use the bathroom.
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Utilize any available wall, including the one in front of the toilet, in case the left or right wall cannot be used because they are blocked by a shower, heating vent, sink, or other bathroom appliance. Make sure the toilet paper holder can be easily reached.
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Determine the height of the toilet tissue holder by sitting on the toilet and reaching out for an imaginary roll of toilet paper, then place a mark with a pencil at that height.
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Screw the toilet paper holder into a stud in the wall, using the pencil mark from Step 4 as a reference point; securing the holder to the stud prevents it from falling. Find a wall stud with an electronic stud finder or tap the wall and listen for hollow areas or dense areas.
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Use hollow-wall anchors instead of regular drywall screws if the toilet paper holder cannot be installed into a stud. Drill a hole the same size as the anchor, insert the anchor, and then put in the screw.
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Tips & Warnings
Purchase a freestanding toilet tissue holder if there are no appropriate walls to install a wall-mounted holder. This solution is decorative and can be placed anywhere in the bathroom where it will fit.
Use a level to mark perfectly straight and even lines where the toilet paper holder will be installed. This will prevent installing the holder crooked.
