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Hi ....
#1 The bar or towel spigot - If you have already bought it ignore this bit ... otherwise try to make it as light as possible itself. (Which is why I would normally recommend a spigot rather than a towel rail.
#2 What you put on it and How it's treated - a hollow core door by definition is not as strong as a normal solid piece of timber or a wall mounted towel rail.
Even if you install fixing blocks as shown in step #4 it will only be as strong as the veneer is !
#3 Installation - use some chipboard screws and "Just Do IT" .... (make sure before you start that the screw will not stick out the other side when you're finished !)
NOTE: This may not be strong enough or may pull out overtime or with heavy use .... but initially my suggestion is "Just Do It"
#4 If you need to repair or improve OR just want to do the job as well as it can possibly be done then:
A) Drill holes (or use the screw holes you previously made)
B) Squeeze in a non-expanding base into the hollow core door
(between the sheets of veneer there is normally a diamond shaped open grid made of cardboard that will act as a barrier to hold your diamond shaped fixing block in place.
C) Wait for your fixing blocks to dry solid
D) Screw your screws into the fixing blocks you have made inside the door
Good Luck
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∙ 11y agoWhen installing a towel bar, you should first choose a good place to put it, preferably not directly behind the bathroom door. To install it, the standard placement is 48" from the floor. Drill your holes in the wall, install the wall fastener, then mount your towel bar onto the hardware.
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∙ 12y agoA towel rack is easy to install. To install it you will need a leveling measuring tape, screws and a screwdriver. Measure the height and balance then screw on.
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How do you make a fixing block for inside a hollow core door to give a towel bar extra strength?
You can use non-expanding base to fix a block inside a hollow core door to give the towel bar extra strength. Screws can also be used on the door to give the towel bar strength.
Is it possible to unwarp a hollow core door?
Nope....sorry
What is the cost to install hollow metal door frame?
how much to charge to install metal frame doorsoors
Can hollow core doors have locks in them?
ya i have a double sided deadbolt in my bedroom door
What is solid slab?
A solid slab is either solid concrete foundation or a flat solid wood door as opposed to a hollow core or a panel door.
How do you put spray foam insulation into a hollow core door?
You can't unless you build your own. Commercially available hollow core doors are manufactured with a cardboard "honeycomb" inside that makes the door stiff and keeps it from warping. This is correct don't mess with the door. If it's drafts you want to cure fit excludes. If it's noise then confront your neighbors.
How much of a interior door can you cut off?
A standard hollow core door only has about 1 inch of wood at the bottom. 3/4 is about the most you can cut.
What is the difference between hollow metal doors and wood doors?
A hollow metal door is constructed of two face sheets of cold rolled steel sandwiching a core material. Typical core materials are polystyrene, cardboard honeycomb, fiberboard or urethane. A wood door can be solid wood stiles, rails and panels or two laminate sheets on a mdf core. Hollow metal doors are usually cheaper, but also usually only available in flush (a smooth slab). It was want a typical stile and rail door you should opt for wood.
Can you hang a towel bar behind the door of a bathroom?
Sure, but make sure that there is protection for the wall behind it, so that the bar does not accidentally punch through the wall. However, if the door is a hollow door, I am not sure how much weight it will hold or how you would put in anchors, since the wood is not very thick. There was a towel bar on the wall behind a door in one house that I lived in and it worked okay.
Types of door?
Hollow core, paneled, interior, exterior, solid wood, glass, french, sliding, bi-fold, ......I don't know for sure what you are asking.
Why does it sound hollow between the car door and panel?
It is hollow.
How do you put a window in a hollow core door?
to attach to a hollow core door you need what is known as a dry wall or gyp-rock anchor. all depending on what country you live in. these are made to screw into surfaces up to about 15 millimeters thick and hold into them. Do yourself a favour and don'r bother trying to hang it. it would be a waist of otherwise good fittings. The best thing you can do with the door is to build a bonefire, but let let me know where you live because I'm freezing here in the U.K.
