Check the fit of.
Installing toilet on above floor flange.
To get the necessary clearance from the floor you can add a toilet flange extender which is quick and easy to install.
With the toilet removed you can see the toilet flange and measure its height above the floor.
Place the toilet on top of the flange lining up the toilet with the new bolts.
This is done by.
Your flange should be now.
Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl.
This might help you if you are trying to set a toilet with a high flange.
The lip of the flange should rest flush on the floor all the way around while the neck of the flange should slide snugly into the pipe.
Test fit the flange extender.
This particular toilet flange was 5 8 above the floor level.
The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor.
Once you find the right spacer for your needs pay.
So what i am thinking is i basically cut a round or square i guess now that i think about it piece to go under the flange.
Replace the nuts that hold the toilet onto the flange.
Then i leave a gap of 1 4 or so to the rest of the flooring that will be.
Hand tighten them before using a wrench to tightly secure them.
If you recently tiled or changed the bathroom flooring the flange height is likely less than optimal.
This technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange.
Remove your broken flange if you re replacing it and insert the new one into the waste pipe.
Optimum flange height to aim for is 1 4 inch above the finished floor.
In the set rite system there s four different.
Next you ll want to choose the right spacer from the extender system.
Am installing some allure vinyl floating floor in bathroom i am also installing a new toilet flange and toilet since i replaced the subfloor there.
Press down tightly to seal the wax ring.
Large bolts thread up through the holes with their heads facing the floor in the drain flange on each.
Clean the top of the old flange to ensure that the flange extension can sit neatly in place.
Push the new flange on and into the outflow pipe.
Position the flange so that the protruding bolts are at the 3 o clock and 9 o clock positions presuming that the back of the toilet will be at 12 o clock.
