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> "name"> wrote
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> Glad you brought that up.
> Was just in a brand new restaurant the other night and took the
> opportunity to examine the handicap stall in the bathroom. I paid
> close attention to the 36" grab bars on the rear and right side walls
> and pondered how exactly those devices could assist a person in a
> wheelchair. I sat down on the shitter, put my hands on both grab bars and
> tried to
> figure out how a person would get from their wheelchair to the
> shitter and vice versa.
> They don't work at all.
>
> Now lets address your mention above.
> What do you mean by *backing all surfaces with 3/4" plywood?
> Lets expand.
> The wall is 2x4 studs @ 16" o/c with a 1/2" drywall surface.
> So where does the 3/4" plywood go?
> Over the drywall?
> Or between the studs?
> If the grab bars aren't used by handicap persons, and they aren't,
> then whats the point of the 3/4" backer board?