Lplacing Toilet On New Tile Floor

You have two options for placing the new wax ring.

Lplacing toilet on new tile floor.

Wall hung toilet a great choice for designer bathrooms a wall hung toilet appears to float above the floor for minimalist style. Drive a new screw into each hole and tighten it securely. Align the holes in the toilet with the closet flange bolts and slowly lower it until the bowl meets the wax ring. First get the toilet out of your way.

With the toilet removed you can carry the tile all the way up to and around the toilet flange. Purchase a toilet flange extension ring thick enough to raise the toilet mounting surface so that it s. Place the flange extender on top of the flange and align the holes in the extender with those of the flange. When the toilet is reinstalled its base will rest squarely on the new floor and cover any edges around the flange leaving your project with a professional appearance.

Stuff a rag in the hole to block sewer gases. The advantages being that your floor space is kept free and it looks incredible. Then compress the toilet against the wax ring to make a good watertight seal. Make sure the surface of the.

You can rest the new toilet bowl on its side on a padded surface to protect the floor and the toilet and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl. To achieve this you ll need to combine with a cavity wall space where a cistern and mounting frame will be housed. Apply plumber s putty around the bottom edge of the toilet before setting it on top of the drain opening. If your home only has one toilet you can leave it in place until you install the backer board.

Prepare the room for installing ceramic bathroom floor tiles. Add the plastic washers first then metal washers and finally the nuts to the closet flange bolts. The benefit to this technique is that you can be sure that the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. The toilet will now be sitting on top of the tiles so if the flange had no extra height before you now may need to attach a drain flange extender to avoid leakage.

Tighten the nuts with a wrench. Measure the distance from the top of the toilet flange to the top of the finished tile floor.