Toilet paper holder

Mar N

4 years ago

Should I use free standing holder? Seems only option.

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User

4 years ago

I am in my 60’s, and find free standing and also baskets easier on my shoulders than many wall mounted dispensers.

Decades ago, I noticed older friends and family often had rolls of tp in a wicker basket....I thought it was a design thing, but maybe it was an accessible thing.

free standing is my recommendation because of control; easier to pull the sheets, vs unwrapping from a roll from a basket.

Maybe your question is more design than function?

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Mar N
Original Author
4 years ago
Shelves across from toilet so that won’t work.
Lil S
4 years ago
You could attach one to the side of the vanity or is that too far of a reach back?
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enduring
4 years ago
sometimes people mount it on the back wall. Seems weird, but actually its easier for me to reach that way, than from the back-side. My shoulder works better that way.
Mar N
Original Author
4 years ago
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Jim, I love the idea of a basket! I find the free standing holders tippy. I guess we need to try it out
User
4 years ago
I have a Gatco 1431SN Tissue Holder Stand in a travel trailer. The stand is not tippy, height is ~22”, cost was about $30.
cd7733
4 years ago
The InterDesign Axis Free Standing Toilet Paper Holder is a good option, too. I had the bronze version and it's sturdy. It'll also hold 4 rolls of extra toilet paper.

https://www.amazon.com/InterDesign-Standing-Toilet-Paper-Holder/dp/B0019KF4PG/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
areyano_cs
4 years ago
I also had this problem in my bathroom, I could reach back but not everyone can. I found a very nice free standing TP holder. The base holds two stacked rolls inside and it’s well balanced so it does not tip over. The finish is brushed nickel and it looks fine.

Good luck!
felizlady
4 years ago
If the cabinet has a drawer, you would have to mount the tp holder below the drawer parts. Some vanities have fairly thin sides, so you may have to add a support piece inside to give the roll holder a more secure grip.
K R
4 years ago
Another vote for drill it to the vanity.
lindahambleton
4 years ago
Free standing is just fine. Put it on the other side if you are right handed.
Michelle Evelyn
4 years ago
I had a frozen shoulder for two years. I would not have been able to reach the holder on the side of the cabinet without excruciating pain. Yes, I saw an ortho doc every four months. It was expensive and no help. I say use free-standing.
chiflipper
4 years ago
Unsolicited advice. Frozen shoulder...the pain is unbelievable! MDs did no good. Found a "sports medicine guy" (in the phone book). He gave me three acupuncture treatments and instructions on exactly how to use a small dumbbell for exercises. Cured in four weeks.
Michelle Evelyn
4 years ago
chiflipper Thanks! Others have told me acupuncture helped them. Hopefully, it won't happen again, but if it does, I'll look for an acupuncturist.
tatts
4 years ago
I had a frozen shoulder years ago. Was given two choices by the doctor: physical therapy (exercise) with a chance of recovery to be evaluated in a few months, or manipulation under anesthesia, then physical therapy. I chose the latter. General anesthesia in the hospital operating room; no incisions. Once you're knocked out they pull and push and twist your arm to rip free the bonds and scar tissue of the frozen shoulder. Yow! Then physical therapy. I got mine after an injury lifting weights; I babied it too long and the scar tissue formed between the muscles.

The best preventative is physical exercise (like reaching for a slightly out-of-reach roll of toilet paper) to keep the joints loose. If you can't reach that roll of TP, you need to see a doctor and make some changes.
RNmomof2 zone 5
4 years ago
Who is using this bathroom? The cabinet does not look very deep. Mounting the tp on the side of the cabinet may make it difficult for kids to reach the tp. I have a situation like this with tub on one side, pocket door on the other (can't screw into that wall) and the wall in front to far away for me to even reaching without falling forward. : - O

The tp was initially mounted on the back wall to the right of the toilet. This proved to be hard for the kids to reach, the roll was never on the holder. I finally gave up, removed the holder and got a free standing one. Best $$ I ever spent. TJ Maxx, Marshalls, etc usually have several options that don't break the bank.

So kids or adult bathroom?
Mar N
Original Author
4 years ago
Guest bath so both kids and adults. I’m going to go with free standing after reading through comments. Space is limited.