Deltana BBS2002/18 Towel Bar, 18", BBS Series

Projection is 2-3/4 inches from the wall face, with 1-3/4 inches of inside clearance between the bar and the wall. In a tight powder room or beside a swinging door, that 2-3/4 inch figure is the number to check against your clearance.

The bar itself is 18 inches and each mounting base measures 2 inches, so the two posts sit at the ends of that 18 inch run. Lay out your anchors or blocking to the post centers, not to an overall trim dimension.

The Deltana BBS2002/18 is an 18 inch solid brass towel bar from the BBS Series with a 2 inch base, 3/4 inch bar and 2-3/4 inch projection. If you need another 18 inch option, the Sure-Loc Baden towel bar is offered in 18, 24 or 30 inch, and the Sure-Loc Boulder towel bar is offered in the same three lengths. Both are single-bar sets like the Deltana, so the decision comes down to the style of the post and the finish you are matching.

The BBS2002/18 is built at 18 inches. For a wider run, the Delaney Congaree 200 Series towel bar set and the Orca Hardware Camano 24 inch towel bar set are both 24 inch sets, and the Sure-Loc Brighton is a 30 inch towel bar. The Sure-Loc Baden and Boulder bars are each available in 18, 24 or 30 inch if you want one family carried across several baths at different widths.

The BBS2002/18 is a single-bar towel bar. If the bath needs two towels on one set of posts, Emtek makes a Traditional Brass Double Towel Bar and a Sandcast Bronze Brass Double Towel Bar, both double-bar units. Note that a double bar projects further off the wall than a single, so confirm clearance against the 2-3/4 inch projection you were planning around.

Solid brass throughout, both the bar and the bases. That matters in a bathroom where plated steel tube tends to pit at the wall flange over time, and it is why this one is listed for commercial use.

Five: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, and Brushed Brass. If you are standardizing a hotel or multi-family bath package, the rest of the BBS Series is offered in the same finish range, so the towel bar, ring and paper holder can be specified to match.

Eighteen inches takes a single folded bath towel and suits a powder room, a narrow wall between a vanity and a door, or a guest bath. For two towels side by side, step up in length: the Sure-Loc Baden and Boulder towel bars are offered in 18, 24 and 30 inch, and Orca's Camano set is a 24 inch.

The BBS is Deltana's modern solid brass line. For a different look in brass, Emtek's Modern Brass Towel Bar is the closest styling peer, the Transitional Brass Towel Bar sits between modern and traditional, and the Traditional Brass Double Towel Bar gives you two bars on one set of posts. Orca's 36 Swirl and 48 Blakely sets are decorative alternatives.

The Deltana BBS2002/18 is solid brass in a modern-styled series. Emtek's Modern Brass Towel Bar comes out of its Modern Brass Bath Hardware line and its Transitional Brass Towel Bar out of the Transitional Bath Hardware line, so both give you a brass bar in a comparable design vocabulary. Deltana's BBS offering is finished in Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome and Brushed Brass, which is usually the deciding factor when you are matching other accessories in the room.

The BBS2002/18 is supplied as a complete 18 inch towel bar. It is not broken into components, so a damaged post means replacing the unit. If you are working on a job where only part of the assembly is being swapped, Delaney handles that differently - the Cascade 300 Series is sold as a towel bar only in a square profile, and the Denali 1100 Series is sold as a towel bar post only. Those are not substitutes for the Deltana; they are pieces of their own systems.

The Deltana BBS2002/18 is a solid brass bar rated for commercial use with a 2 inch base and 2-3/4 inch projection. If the spec does not call for solid brass detailing, the Sure-Loc Basic towel bar is the plainest option in the group, and the Orca Hardware 27 Series Cypress and 36 Series Swirl towel bar sets are decorative sets if you want more profile than Basic without going to the Deltana.

The bar is 3/4 inch, round modern profile, with 1-3/4 inches of clearance behind it. That gap is enough for a folded bath towel to hang without pressing flat against the wall, which is what lets it dry.

Each. One order line gets you one complete 18 inch bar with both mounting bases, so a 40 unit apartment turn means 40 units on the PO.

The Deltana BBS2002/18 ships as a bar with its 2 inch bases. Among the alternatives, the Delaney Acadia 900 Series, the Delaney Congaree 200 Series 24 inch, the Orca Hardware 48 Series Blakely and the Orca Hardware Camano 24 inch are all sold as towel bar sets. By contrast, the Delaney Cascade 300 Series square is a towel bar only and the Denali 1100 Series is a post only, so those two need their matching halves ordered separately.