There are different shapes to suit different toilet bowl sizes (round or elongated). Some models are designed to be installed underneath your existing toilet seat, while others are designed to be used as the toilet seat itself. Toilet seat risers come in a variety of different kinds. Toilet seat risers are available in different heights, which typically range somewhere between 2 to 4 inches in height. The riser part enhances the seat height, making it easier to stand up from the toilet and the handles provide added leverage for use to push up to standing.
#Toilet safety rails install#
Yet another option for adding handles around the toilet is to install a toilet seat riser that comes equipped with handles. If you use a walker or wheelchair and your bathroom is small, we recommend to try to avoid the models with legs that extend past the front of the bowl, because the toilet rail’s legs could interfere with your ability to move and turn around inside the bathroom using your walker or wheelchair. The legs on some models extend down and meet the floor about midway along the length of the toilet bowl, meanwhile on others they will extend down and rest on the floor slightly in front of the toilet bowl. Models differ in where the toilet rail’s legs touch the floor. Installation typically entails removing the two screws that hold your toilet seat in place, positioning the toilet rail bracket over the holes located at the back end of the toilet bowl and reinserting the screws. Toilet rails with legs that extend down to the floor provide an added degree of stability because the weight is transferred down to the floor, which means they do not rely solely on the toilet seat’s bolts for stability. TOILET RAILS ATTACH TO TOILET – LEGS EXTEND TO FLOOR Persons with bariatric needs usually benefit from models with legs that extend down to the floor for additional support and stability (see next option). Models with only one horizontal support rail that rests at the back of the bowl and two separate pieces that rest on the front side of the bowl may become dislodged if someone pushes both up and outwards as they are coming up to standing. Models with two horizontal rails will usually be more stable.
Models may have one or two horizontal support rails that extend across the bowl to help stabilize the rails. It typically entails removing the two screws that hold your toilet seat in place, positioning the toilet rail bracket over the holes located at the back end of the toilet bowl and reinserting the screws. Some toilet rails are designed to rest fully on top of your toilet bowl. We have provided a quick overview of the different types of toilet rails below to aid you in identifying which type will best work for your home and needs.
#Toilet safety rails portable#
One of the key differences in toilet rail types lies in where they are designed to be attached, which can include: the toilet, wall, or floor, or alternatively they may be included as part of a portable frame that rests around the toilet. They are available in an a multitude of types and styles to fit a variety of different needs. Toilet rails are rails that are installed on or around the toilet to provide added support when sitting down on or standing up from the toilet or when transferring from a wheelchair to and from the toilet. One remedy to help make it easier to transition on and off the toilet is to add toilet rails.
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