Moen CSI LR2352DCH Home Care 8-Inch Grab Bar with Integrated Toilet Paper Holder, Chrome

Bought this as a first step helping an older family member with mobility challenge. Was so happy I bought another for the other downstairs room. Cannot see myself ever not putting them in future homes. Looks good, very helpful for those that need it, and no spring flying about when you change the roll!

I like this grab bar tp holder very much because its so practical. We were originally going to install it on the left side of the toilet with the tp holder facing forward. Then I changed my mind, and decided to have it installed on the right side of the toilet with the tp holder facing to the rear of the toilet. Didnt make a difference. Wouldve worked either way. As other reviewers have noted, when the grab bar is installed level, the tp holder will be slanting slightly downhill. I thought that might be a problem, but now with use, I find it isnt. Toilet paper pulls evenly off the roll without pulling the roll off the holder. Works nicely. Although its great in that it does double duty as a grab bar to help you get up from the seated position, it does have a kind of an ADA look to it. So we installed it on the privacy wall between our toilet and shower, so you really dont see it when you walk into the bathroom. If we had installed it on the other side, it would have been visible immediately upon stepping into the bathroom, and made it look sort of institutional. Now, hidden behind the privacy wall, I still have the double duty convenience, without ruining the look of my fancy new bathroom. Im pleased.

Absolutely solid device with a discreet appearance. Does not mount to a stud. There is a plastic tether that holds the back piece inside the wall until you connect the front. My handyman was really concerned the backpiece would drop down inside the wall, but once it was installed, it is exactly what I wanted.

I love having a grab bar that doesn’t look like one. The only thing I don’t like is that it is so close to the wall that I can’t use the jumbo toilet paper rolls I usually buy. Even with the next size down, the toilet paper rubs against the wall when you put a new roll on. But this is not something that would keep me from buying it again.

Very handy. These are really nice looking. I have them in both bathrooms. I had backing in the wall, so didnt need the hollow wall hardware.

I was a little worried about the ease of installation and how solid the result would be when attaching to drywall. Indeed, I had to measure very carefully to drill holes in the right places and perfectly level. And, as it was, one hole was almost obstructed by a plastic water pipe that was not detected by my very basic stud finder. But the end result was perfect. The grab bar is very solid. We have always liked the open-ended style of toilet paper holder since we first encountered it in Germany in 1990, so this device is a perfect combination.

We purchased 2 grab bars - this bronze one and a brushed nickle bar - one for each bathroom. One of them, I installed myself. We had converted an outdoor porch into a bathroom for my son (who has special needs - balance and mobility being one of his needs). I just screwed it into the wood wall. Its stable, sturdy, and its as strong as that wall - it will hold just about any weight. The other was to be installed in another bathroom & was a bit more complicated. I could not for the life of me, figure out the the plastic locking device that goes through the wall. So, I watched the video - not helpful. I now understood how, but somehow couldnt figure out why this would work. I was afraid it wouldnt hold weight. So, I had my husband watch the video. He understood & was convinced it would work & be sturdy. So, we began. This bar was to be installed on the side of a cupboard by our toilet. I took the shelves out of the cupboard & had my husband niche them to fit around the 2 2x4s that I installed vertically inside the cupboard. My husband then followed the instructions in the video & installed the grab bar onto the side of the newly reinforced cupboard. This bar is sturdy & holds my husbands weight (230 to 250lbs - depending on how motivated hes been). He has a trick knee on one knee & his other is just plain messed up & surgery helped, but wasnt a cure. Its sturdy - even when he has to put all of his weight on it. I think they are more attractive than other bars Ive seen, & the ability to put toilet paper on them makes them even more useful. As far as ease of installation, I would say that that depends on what you plan on installing it on. We installed both of ours at an angle, for ease of use - due to where they ended up located compared to the stool.

I had mine mounted on the end of the vanity. The wooden side was reinforced and mounting could be done from both sides. I can see how it would be easy to mounted on sheet rock and would work. It feels very stable, looks good, and is comfortable to use. It was expensive but will probably last as long as the bathroom.

The Moen LR2352DBN Grab Bar Toilet Paper Holder is sturdy and made from attractive grippy brushed nickel. I mounted mine on a wood sink cabinet by the toilet, so I was able to use a cheap 1-1/4 hole saw and an electric drill. If you are mounting to tile, you need an expensive diamond grit hole saw and some patience--or you can buy an inexpensive 1/8 glass cutting drill bit and drill a bunch of little holes in a circle and tap it out. I did this with another Moen support bar and it worked fine. The Moen kit comes with a clever plastic insert mounting system that allows mounting in blind spaces. The system is really neat--I had to play with it awhile just so I could marvel at its coolness. The insert is also quite large--make sure that you have space to mount this critter before you cut the hole! I had to cut it down a bit to fit another Moen support bar in the tub. I was slightly less impressed with the holder itself. It looks good, but I would 1. have made the toilet roll flange just a bit larger so the toilet roll is less prone to slipping off and 2. the toilet roll holder bar is not precisely parallel to the grab bar. Mine is bent several degrees down. No problems with function, its just Im a bit anal (snort!) about good engineering and manufacturing. Overall an attractive and useful dual-function unit. Four stars.

My husband has a slight disability and decided he wanted a grab bar by the toilet. We had a handyman install it 4 years ago. Its perfect for him because it will help him to get up if he needs it. I like it because it doesnt look like a handicapped bathroom.