Grab Rail Fitting in Cirencester

A grab rail is only any use if it is screwed into something solid. A rail that pulls out of plasterboard under load is dangerous. Martin fits grab rails across Cirencester homes, picking the right fixing for the wall it is going into and load-testing every rail before leaving.

What is included

Bathroom grab rails (vertical beside the bath, angled from the wall by the toilet, horizontal by the basin), shower grab rails, stair handrails (wall-mounted on one or both sides of a staircase), external door rails (beside the front and back doors), kitchen step rails, and garage or utility room rails if that is where the trip hazard is. White, brushed stainless steel, chrome or anti-bacterial plastic finishes.

Before anything gets drilled, Martin will talk through where the rail should go. There is a right height, a right angle, and a right grip distance for each location, and getting it wrong means a rail that technically works but does not actually help. If you are fitting rails for a specific person's mobility, have them there if you can, or Martin will take guidance over the phone.

What is NOT included

Martin does not supply NHS or occupational-therapy prescribed equipment through the NHS pathway. If you have had an assessment and a rail has been prescribed on prescription, that goes through social services or the OT route. What he does is the private fitting: you supply the rail or he picks one up, and he fits it properly.

How long it takes

A single bathroom grab rail is usually 45 minutes to an hour depending on the wall. A full bathroom set (two rails plus a toilet rail) is typically one and a half to two hours. A stair handrail fitted along a full staircase is two to three hours. External rails are usually under an hour each.

Pricing

First hour £55, each hour after £35. Most single rail fittings are within the first hour. Rails can be supplied by you or picked up at cost. Heavy-duty cavity fixings, brick fixings and carbide tile bits are all part of the kit Martin carries.

Common questions

Will the rail pull out of plasterboard? No, not if the right fixings are used. Heavy-duty spring toggles or metal cavity anchors rated for the load are fine. A standard plastic rawl plug in plasterboard is not, and Martin will not fit a rail like that.

Can you fit rails in a tiled bathroom? Yes. Carbide pilot bits drill the tile cleanly, then the fixing goes into the wall behind (brick, block or plasterboard) with the right plug.

Do you load-test the rail? Yes. Every rail gets a firm pull test before Martin leaves, with his full body weight where appropriate.