Greetings. Working on a small bathroom project. I need to replace an old toilet, and the existing flooring is ceramic tile (1/4" thick). The old toilet is fastened to the flooring beneath the tile, with the tile cut around it.
The new toilet is slightly larger around the base area than the old one. A friend suggested I trace the shape of the new toilet onto the tile, and simply use a rotozip-style tool to cut the shape carefully. Since that could cause a lot of trouble, I would rather just install the new toilet on top of the tile. Since the tile is 1/4" thicker than the flooring where the old toilet attaches, should I just pick up some sort of spacer or thicker flange to give me the extra 1/4" lift? Any ideas?
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Sometimes depending on the material I just remove the existing the existing floor flange and lead wipe a deeper brass flange onto the existing lead pipe.
If it cast iron or galvanized steel I use either a longer caulked cast iron floor flange and if it is No Hub CI I use a quick set cast Iron floor flange that does offer several different heights.
OR you could possibly use a Hercules wax gasket (Johnnie bowl ring) with the plastic horn if your local code allows it but you may need longer brass floor flange bolts
If it cast iron or galvanized steel I use either a longer caulked cast iron floor flange and if it is No Hub CI I use a quick set cast Iron floor flange that does offer several different heights.
OR you could possibly use a Hercules wax gasket (Johnnie bowl ring) with the plastic horn if your local code allows it but you may need longer brass floor flange bolts
I installed a waxless ring in our bathroom:
http://www.fluidmaster.com/connect_products_7500.html
These can be adjusted for additional height and I have heard them recommended for exactly your situation. So far, we've had no problems with it. Some people have complained that it does not attach to the toilet, but there is a rubber gasket that seems to cling to the horn pretty well.
http://www.fluidmaster.com/connect_products_7500.html
These can be adjusted for additional height and I have heard them recommended for exactly your situation. So far, we've had no problems with it. Some people have complained that it does not attach to the toilet, but there is a rubber gasket that seems to cling to the horn pretty well.
