Grab bar installation in Monterey Park

The CDC says falls are the leading cause of injury for adults ages 65 and older, and that over 14 million, or 1 in 4, older adults report falling every year. Bathrooms combine wet floors and the movement of stepping over a tub wall, which makes them a common place to start.

Census Bureau estimates show that 12,586 of Monterey Park's 22,134 housing units were built between 1940 and 1969. Many of those bathrooms have original or older tile set on mortar or backer board, so we drill with tile bits, find framing behind it, and use anchors made for hollow walls only where a stud is not in the right place.

Where these facts come from: CDC, Older Adult Falls Data; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25034 (via Census Reporter).

We stand with you in the bathroom and mark where your hand goes when stepping in, sitting down and standing up. Bars go there, not where a stud happens to be, and we bridge to framing or use rated hollow-wall anchors to make that work.

Tile is drilled slowly with a carbide or diamond bit so it does not crack. Each mounting flange is sealed so water cannot get behind the tile, and every bar is pull-tested before we leave.

We can also add a bar beside the toilet, a fold-down bar where space is tight, and a handheld shower on a slide bar for seated bathing.