8' wall = 96" x 2 = 192.
That makes the odds 192 - 1 against putting a screw through a 1/2" copper pipe anywhere along a vertical line on that wall. Installing a safety bar beside the toilet I went against the odds, once again validating Murphy's Law.
I was putting the low end of the safety bar lower than she wanted it, but she said she could live with it since it would put the screws into studs at both ends, making it more solid. On the plus side, I added a 2x6 block in the upper corner of the cutout I made for the pipe repair and the safety bar is now at the angle she wanted...
That makes the odds 192 - 1 against putting a screw through a 1/2" copper pipe anywhere along a vertical line on that wall. Installing a safety bar beside the toilet I went against the odds, once again validating Murphy's Law.
I was putting the low end of the safety bar lower than she wanted it, but she said she could live with it since it would put the screws into studs at both ends, making it more solid. On the plus side, I added a 2x6 block in the upper corner of the cutout I made for the pipe repair and the safety bar is now at the angle she wanted...
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