The bars look high, show far no brush marks by magnetic use. The supplied magnets work but are not the prettiest. I use an alternative Takkis (magnetic plates that are glued from behind on photos and therefore are invisible), works fine. The bars hold bombproof on the wall, although we have plaster. I fear only that - should we ever want to lose weight - could come down any plaster from the wall, but this remains to be seen.