I am replacing a toilet ,the floor in bathroom has ceramic tile,the tile is approximately 1/4" above the flange,the toilet I took out had regular wax seal,I am going to use one those waxless rubber seal,being that the floor is little higher is that going to be a problem,I am replacing it with Toto toilet,which I put in the other bathroom,I used a waxless seal in there,but floor was about even with the flange.Thanks much
toilet flange
Dec 29, 2006
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Same aisle that has the wax and waxless rings, should have flange extenders in various thicknesses. Common situation, not a biggy. Only gotcha to watch out for is that the new tile floor and the extended ring, are in the same plane. If this isn't a new floor, and you had a toilet there before, you are probably okay. If a new floor, you may or may not need shims. Almost forgot- if you have to use the extra-long closet bolts, test-fit them and cut to length before you assemble it all. DAMHIKT. (and why didn't Santa bring me a die grinder and cutoff wheels?)
aem sends...
A cordless Dremmel tool with a cutoff wheel goes through closet bolts like butter. ;-) It's great for splitting the nuts when pulling the bowl too.
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