Hanger on the wall fell off

[Tooljerk]

I do not know if it is off topic here but I have one question about fixing the wall not the floor.

I broke the shower towel hanger off the wall by accident this morning. The hanger has a big plastic screw attached on it. The area that is the size of several quarters is broken.

My question is how can I fix the wall and put the hanger back.

My wife is very mad about it, now I need to get it fixed ASAP. Thank you very much.

 

[kartracer23]

What material is the wall? Tiled area? Drywall? Kinda depends on how you fix it.

 

[Tooljerk]

Thank you for the reply. It is a dry wall with the thin material.

What material is the wall? Tiled area? Drywall? Kinda depends on how you fix it.

 

[AlphaGarage]

Can you post a pic of the area?

 

[Tooljerk]

I do not have my camera with me right now, but I will try to post one in the weekend.

Thank you for your help.

Can you post a pic of the area?

 

[tfi racing]

Move the bar so the screws can catch some wood on at least one end,use a toggle anchor on the other.Use some fiberglass mesh tape to fix the holes,a bit of mud and some tape and paint.Another way is to find a nice piece of wood longer and wider than the bar,screw it to the studs and the bar to the strip of wood,if patching is a PITA for you.

 

[russlaferrera]

Use a piece of wood about 6" long X 2" wide. Put a string in the center. Put compound on the wood (facing you) and slide it into the hole and center it, using the string, pull the wood out to the wall.

If you have a drywall screw, screw the wood to the wall in 2 places top and bottom. Cut the string.

If you can't screw the wood . Tie the string to an object to keep the wood in place until the compound dries (1 day) then cut the string.

Fill the hole with compound, let dry, fill low spots, let dry. Sand and paint. Install bar.

Holes are a PITA.

 

[Impact9]

I've done what russlaferrera recommends but instead of mudding on the wood I normally make a perfectly square hole then mount my back plate of wood the same way. I then cut another piece of sheet rock just a fraction smaller than the square hole in the wall and use that to fill the hole. Then mud, lay dry wall tape, then feather out some more mud. Sand and feather some more mud over and over till it looks good, then primer and paint.

 

[roger55]

I've done what russlaferrera recommends but instead of mudding on the wood I normally make a perfectly square hole then mount my back plate of wood the same way. I then cut another piece of sheet rock just a fraction smaller than the square hole in the wall and use that to fill the hole. Then mud, lay dry wall tape, then feather out some more mud. Sand and feather some more mud over and over till it looks good, then primer and paint.

This is exactly what I do except before I mud, I cut and peel the outer layer of paper on both sides of the seam around the hole with the total cut being a little wider than the paper tape. That way, you can lay the tape lower and not have to finish out as far to make the seam disappear.

Also, I always use paper tape instead of the mesh.

 

[ddawg16]

Or....if you have any wood working skills.....make a mounting plate a little bit bigger than the towel rod....you can use with plain wood and paint it, or a nice oak or maple and stain it. Route the edges with a nice pattern....and put it up so that it covers the hole...then attach the rod to it.

This also lets you put in a couple of extra screws for more strength so the next time you start to slip and grab it....it may not fall down.

But, one question....why is the wife pissed off? Sh!t happens, why get pissed off? If it were my wife, the first thing out of her mouth would be "Are you ok hon?" The damage to the wall would not be an issue....one of us would just fix it.....but then again, I have to be carefull with my wife....she might just say "Now that you broke the bathroom, lets totally rebuild it."

 

[PAToyota]

Another example of the corners that builders cut these days. The proper detail is to have wood blocking between the studs so that you can mount stuff to "structure" instead of relying on the drywall to hold it up. I still spec things that way and the contractors always complain about the "extra cost" to put it in...