'Twist and Lock' Bathroom accessories - do they work?

LlamaKarma

This forum is such a mine of info! Another question..

I have seen (in Focus DIY), soap dishes, loo roll holders etc that claim to operate on a 'twist and lock' mechanism which requires no drilling.

This sounds great to me - but has anyone tried it? Does it work?

cattie

Only if the tiled surface is absolutely smooth & glossy. No good on tiles with ripple effect & no good on mat or satin finishes. I found this out only after I decided to buy some of the accessories.

I took mine back & got a refund for them with no problem after finding they didn't work in my bathroom.

hazybubbles

they work pretty well but i would say they do have a tendancy to drop off after a couple of months randomly so don't use them to keep anything heavy or valuable on. I started taking them down once a month and resticking so i didnt have them unexpectedly falling off.

Yorkie1

I had the same experience as hazybubbles. Mine fell off after about 2 months. To be fair, the instructions do tell you to re-do it every so often but I ignored them! I'm sure it would go back on but haven't quite decided if I wanted the hassle.

grunnie

Mine were given to a charity shop after each fell off with a loud thump in the middle of the night and gave me a fright - thought someone had come in the bathroom window.:eek:

Inactive

Waste of space, just drill and fix some proper fittings.;)

MrsP1404

We have just moved house and I have the towel ring and loo roll holder both of which have dropped off.

Can someone explain to me how to refit them please? :embarasse

Chunks

If you don't trust yourself to drill and fix try this stuff:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Quality-Chrome-Double-Towel/dp/B004M5GQM0

or Google 'Never Drill Again'

It's a German stick and fix system that works. If you look at the complete range you can opt for different price bands. All I can say is that, in my experience, you put them up and they stay up - end of.

Chunks

ormus

its just glue, !!!!!!.

MrsP1404

So sorry to try your patience ormus.

The clear plastic part of the items seem to be set in to the frame so I don't see how wetting never mind glue'ing will work, unless of course you mean just glue the rim??

Thanks again to those trying to help me

abankerbutnotafatcat

MrsP1404 wrote: »

So sorry to try your patience ormus.

The clear plastic part of the items seem to be set in to the frame so I don't see how wetting never mind glue'ing will work, unless of course you mean just glue the rim??

Thanks again to those trying to help me

I think Ormus was referring to the 'Never Drill Again' product.

I had a quick look at the range as I loathe to drill into my beautiful tiles for a shower caddy and my thought was yes expensive and it is just glued but I suppose the issue is that most shower caddies are made to be fixed by screws rather than by glue. Does anyone know of any alternative glue-able ranges?