Project · Alafaya, FL · 2025-08-06
Grab Bar Installation in Alafaya, FL
Three grab bars for a home in the Alafaya area of east Orange County, including two on a one-piece tub and shower surround.
What the customer needed
In early August 2025, we installed three grab bars at a home in Alafaya, the busy east Orange County stretch along Alafaya Trail near UCF. The bathroom had a one-piece molded tub and shower surround, and the goal was steady handholds for stepping over the tub wall and standing in the shower.
The finished install
1. Finished. The vertical bar at the tub entry, beside the controls. 
2. Finished. The horizontal bar on the back wall of the surround.
What we did
Two of the three bars are pictured. A vertical bar is mounted on the end wall of the surround at the tub entry, beside the shower valve, so there is something to grab when stepping in over the tub edge and back out onto the bathroom floor. A horizontal bar runs across the back wall of the surround, below the molded shelf, for support while standing in the shower or getting up from the tub. A molded surround takes a little more care than tile, because the shell has to be mounted solidly without cracking it. All three bars went in to our install standard below.
Our install standard
- Every bar secured into studs or blocking, or with fasteners rated for grab bar loads, so the installation holds 250 lb
- ADA guideline height (33 to 36 inches to the top of the bar) unless the customer’s needs differ
- Every hole sealed and every bar pull-tested before we leave
- Photos of the completed work, as proof for the customer and the warranty