Home grab bar installation
What $185 covers, the walls we work on, and how a visit goes.
Grab bar installation for your homeGrab bar installation · Kissimmee, FL
Grab bar installation in Kissimmee homes and vacation rentals
Kissimmee bathrooms range from family homes and 55+ villas to vacation rentals that host guests of every age. We install bars that hold, at $185 per bar installed.
Kissimmee homes, rentals, and 55+ living
Kissimmee is a younger city: Census estimates show 11.6% of residents are 65 or older. Fewer than half of homes (46%) are owner-occupied, and 36% were built since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates). Next door in Poinciana, home to the Solivita 55+ community, 21.5% of residents are 65 or older.
Many Kissimmee homes are vacation rentals. A grab bar at the tub and beside the toilet helps older guests and guests with limited mobility, and it can be a selling point in the listing. See our commercial and ADA page if you manage several units.
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital and AdventHealth Kissimmee are the city's hospitals, and HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital sits across from Solivita. Coming home after a stay? Start with the shower, tub, and toilet.
Block homes and tub-shower combos
Many Kissimmee homes are concrete block with drywall inside, and many bathrooms have a fiberglass or acrylic tub-shower combo or tile over cement board. We fasten into studs or blocking when they're where the bar belongs. When they aren't, we mount with commercial-grade grab bar fasteners. Their maker rates them for up to 600 lbs in drywall with tile and builds them to exceed building codes and ADA guidelines.
What’s included at $185 per bar
- Included: installing each grab bar, with all mounting hardware
- Included: a placement walk-through before we drill, from techs who know the ADA guidelines (33 to 36 inches to the top of the bar, with the whole installation built to hold 250 lbs)
- Included: a lifetime workmanship warranty and a free one-year check-up
- Included: an itemized invoice listing each bar, where it went, and the cost, for HSA/FSA, VA, or Medicaid paperwork
- Most grab bars bought for home use in Florida are sales-tax free (bars $100 or less).
- Not included: the grab bar itself. Use your own, or we can supply one at extra cost.
Example
Tub bar$185
Bar beside the toilet$185
Estimated labor$370
Grab bars not included. Your final price is confirmed with your estimate.
Why it matters: the CDC reports that about one in four adults 65 and older falls each year, and wet bathroom floors and hard edges make the bathroom a common place to slip. A bar that’s anchored right is there when someone reaches for it. Our bathroom safety guide covers where bars help most.
How scheduling works in Kissimmee
We're based in the Orlando / Longwood area, and HandyMangum, our parent company, already works in Kissimmee homes. Call or text (321) 204-8477 to check the next open day. We don't have a Kissimmee office.
We schedule Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday, 7 AM to 12 PM. Get a free estimate, and text a photo of the wall if you can.
Warranty, and who we are
Every bar we install comes with our lifetime workmanship warranty for as long as you own your home: if a bar loosens because of how we installed it, we fix it free. The bar itself is covered by its maker’s warranty, and damage, misuse, and pre-existing wall problems aren’t covered. Grab Bar Heroes is a HandyMangum company, veteran-owned and licensed and insured through HandyMangum, based in the Orlando / Longwood area. Read more about us.
Near Kissimmee
We also install grab bars in St. Cloud, Lake Nona, Orlando, and Lakeland.
Recent Grab Bar Heroes installs
We haven’t posted a Kissimmee project yet. These are real installs from other Central Florida jobs, so you can see the work.
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Tub bar on tile
Kissimmee grab bar questions
Do you install grab bars in vacation rentals?
Yes. We can install bars in short-term rentals and place them to the ADA guidelines, and you get an itemized invoice for your records.
Do you serve Solivita and Poinciana?
Yes. Call or text (321) 204-8477 to check scheduling. Let us know your gate details when you book.
Can you install a grab bar on a fiberglass tub-shower combo?
Yes. We use anchors rated for fiberglass and acrylic, or fasten into framing behind the shell where it lines up.
How much does grab bar installation cost in Kissimmee?
$185 per grab bar installed, with all mounting hardware included. Two bars are $370 in labor.
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$185 per grab bar, installed solid, with a lifetime workmanship warranty.