Gatco 5553 Sky Toilet Paper Holder, Chrome

This holder is great! It's beautiful and functional, and looks much higher-end than the price would indicate (as a comparison point, though, Home Depot's price is about 50% higher). It replaces one that just couldn't seem to hold the rolls, so we ended up retrieving rolls from the floor at least a few times a week. So far, rolls stay in place perfectly and the holder hasn't loosened up at all. We have ours mounted on the side of our vanity, however, so can't comment on how it would perform if mounted on drywall. The included screws were too long for the thickness of our vanity side, so we used shorter ones we happened to have. If you mount on a stud, the included screws would work quite well. This was easy to install, even for klutzy folks like us. Very pleased with this purchase.

These are well polished and look great

Very well made, solid brass . Good value for the price.

This is a very attractive toilet paper holder that looks more expensive in person than in the photo or than the low cost would suggest. They lose one star from me for cheaping out on the wall anchors. This toilet paper holder needs to be tight against the wall, and I think it's easier to get it to stay tightly mounted to the wall with better wall anchors than the 20 cent plastic ones they include. I'm sure others have better luck with the included wall anchors than I did, but consider the following suggestions before proceeding. Decide before drilling which wall anchors you want to use, because once you drill two holes big enough for the included wall anchors, only a few hardware store wall anchors will fit in those holes if the included ones are not good enough for you either.If you happen to be installing this TP holder directly over a wooden stud behind the wallboard, you do *not* need and should not use any wall anchor. In that case, you do *not* want to drill a hole large enough for a wall anchor. If you have no studfinder, drill a pilot hole using a drill bit slightly smaller than the included screws to see if there happens to be a stud there. If so, you're in luck and should skip the wall anchors. Drill another pilot hole and screw the mounting plate directly to the stud.In the likely event that there is no wall stud behind the wallboard where the TP holder is being mounted, you would ideally need a 5/16" drill bit for the included wall anchors. Note that 5/16" is slightly larger than a 1/4" bit many drill bit sets cap out at. If you don't have it/can't borrow it, you may want to order this bit with the TP holder or plan a trip to the hardware store. You can also probably succeed with a little more time and effort by just using a 1/4" drill bit and wobbling it around in the drilled hole to enlarge it an additional 1/16".Work to get each wall anchor *tight* and flush (so to speak) against the wallboard, in front of and behind the wallboard where you can't see it, or this TP holder will wobble and could pull out of the wall with use. Personally, I couldn't get it tight enough with the included anchors. To be successful, it's important to keep tightening the screw past the point where it is flush with the mounting plate.I abandoned ship on these included cheap wall anchors and used a couple of better ones from the hardware store. Choose and use with care though, because you want wall anchors that will not get hung up on each other behind the wallboard as you tighten them. The two screws on the mounting plate sit pretty close to one another, so if you get spreading wall anchors, you will have to position them with care so that their wings spread and remain off the vertical axis in relation to one another so they don't tangle. You also need to get wall anchors with screws small enough in diameter to fit through the mounting plate holes. (This is why I suggest only a few aftermarket wall anchors will fit in pilot holes already drilled for the included plastic wall anchors. Home Depot did have ones that worked for me, but most of the choices they carried would not work.) Another workaround in this situation where you tried the plastic anchors and want something more stable after drilling 5/16" pilot holes would be to spackle the pilot holes you drilled for the plastic wall anchors, give it a couple of days to dry, and then start over drilling smaller new pilot holes for smaller aftermarket wall anchors.Study the tiny diagram showing how to mount the small wall plate with care. There's only one correct way to orient it. Backwards or upside down will not work. Once I switched to better-quality wall anchors from a hardware store and positioned everything correctly, installation was a snap. Most importantly, once successfully installed, this TP holder is very attractive and feels very solid and securely mounted on the wall.

These have a high quality chrome finish, and appear solidly made. The criticisms on these seem to revolve around a tendency to droop out of horizontal. Since I don't like to have to re-fiddle with completed projects, I added a step to the installation. After tightening the set screw to establish a horizontal installation (use a level!), I then removed everything from the wall. The set screw marked the base plate where it had been tightened. I used a drill bit slightly smaller than the set screw to make this a shallow but defined detente. I then reassembled the whole thing. Of course, a rigid assembly does you no good if the attachment to the wall is not solid. If possible, screw it to a stud, or use more aggressive drywall fasteners than those supplied. So far, so good. No wobbles.

This is about my 5th Gatco product purchased for my home renovation. My first purchase I was so pleased with the quality, look and price that I purchased for my second bath and then half bath. I have purchased 3 toilet paper holders, two towel rings, a single robe hook and a double robe hook (this double I was not pleased with the anchors included for hanging - you are best off using your own).

I previously installed one of these in another bathroom about 8 years ago. It has held up well, and I am pleased to report these are still made with the same quality.

This was fairly easy to install by myself, (but I love projects and using my new cordless drill!). I used a 1/4" drill bit instead of the recommended 5/16" just to be safe. I'd rather have a hole that is too small than too large as I install wall anchors. To save a little headache and time, when you insert and screw in the set pin, start installing the screw before you set the accessory in the hardware on the wall. Pretty toilet paper holders look great in my new place. I bought the matching towel ring and robe hooks in the same family. I also had someone in hardware at Lowe's run through the installation instructions with me before I started the project which was soooo helpful!

Se siente delicada, pero creo que en uso domestico no tiene problemas, el aspecto es muy bueno, el calibre de metal es delgado pero por el precio lo vale.

Bought two of these to use as hand towel bars in my ensuite. They work great!

Trataba de obtener los accesorios de baño del mismo color porque ya me habia decidido a comprar la regadera negra. Asi que cuando encontré este me parecio una buena idea comprarlo para que combinara. Al llegar, se me hizo muy buen producto ya que al momento aparenta ser de buena calidad y duradero que es lo mas importante. Otros accesorios se han llegado a despintar muy rapido sin siquiera mucha interaccion con ellos. Este esta bien hecho y luce muy bien.

ElegantFunctional

Excellent product and very stylish. Easy installation.