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How to hang a towel rail

A must-have bathroom accessory. - by Adam Dovile
  • 08 Apr 2021

Renovating your home on the cheap? Save money and knock off a few of those annoying little problems by tackling your home maintenance list. Get started in the bathroom and install a handy towel rack to your wall. Don't fear breaking a tile while hanging bathroom accessories, with the right tools, it's a breeze. 

Gather your supplies

  • Towel rail with wall plugs and screws
  • Painter’s tape
  • Pen
  • Tape measure
  • Spirit level
  • Cordless drill/driver
  • 5mm glass and tile drill bit
  • Hammer
  • Allen key

Here’s how

Step 1

Put strips of painter’s tape on wall where towel rail will sit.

Step 2

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Measure and mark tape for centre of rail where it meets the wall.

Step 3

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Use a spirit level to mark a level line across the marks already drawn, forming a cross. If fitting a tall rail, as here, make sure the crosses at top and bottom are plumb.

Step 4

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Remove mounting plate from towel rail and hold against tape so centre of plate is over centre of cross. Mark screw holes in plate on tape. Repeat with other 3 mounting plates.

Step 5

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Using a 5mm glass and tile drill bit, carefully drill holes for screws at each marked point.

Step 6

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Remove tape, insert the wall plugs into the holes and tap flush with the tiles.

Step 7

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Use supplied screws to attach mounting plates to the wall.

Step 8

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Lift the rail so it sits over the mounting plates. Use an allen key to tighten the grub screws on the rail and hold it on the mounting plates.

DIY Tip!

Do not use the hammer action setting on your drill when drilling into tiles. The hammering can cause the tile to crack.

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Adam Dovile
Adam Dovile
You still can’t wipe the smile from the affable chippie who won season 2 of House Rules with his wife Lisa in 2014. They then got married in May 2015, and moved from Melbourne to Sydney to join the Better Homes and Gardens team as their resident builder, it’s fair to say that Adam’s grin isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

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