Moving Toiler On Top Floor

The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain.

Moving toiler on top floor. Rearranging the layout of the sink shower or toilet or all three will most likely double and in some cases triple your plumbing costs says nick. Because laminate flooring floats above the sub floor on top of underlayment it will expand and contract slightly with the temperature and humidity of the room. I have room and would like to move it about 2 feet. Examine the base of the toilet and identify any gaps between the toilet and the floor.

Because the wax ring is a viciously sticky thing try to handle it as little as possible by leaving part of the packaging it comes in on the outside as you press it into. Broken toilet flange causes rocking toilet. Most toilet backups aren t total clogs so there s a good chance yours will drain slowly at first. Moisture around the base of the toilet can corrode the anchor bolts.

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. Your wobbly toilet may be moving because the mounting bolts that hold it down have nothing to grab onto anymore. We re talking about moving things around. Keep an eye on the water level and as it drops continue to add more hot water to keep it full.

The challenge i see is the bathoom is on concrete slab. Whether you re laying ceramic vinyl wood or something else on your bathroom floor you ll deal with the toilet in the same way. It may help to rock the toilet from side to side. Even a small space can be the source of the problem.

Apply plumber s putty around the bottom edge of the toilet before setting it on top of the drain opening. If you re installing a new floor pedestal sink and toilet you should install the laminate flooring first so it s under the sink and toilet. Replace the bolts and secure the toilet firmly to the floor. I d like to make it a standard 12 rough in.

Apply the new wax ring go with a double ring or extra thick ring if the floor has be raised more than 1 2 above the top of the flange onto the toilet base around the hole. It is also a 14 rough in and it s hard to find toilets in that size that are not 500 toto. The toilet in one of my bathrooms is too close to the shower. While this is true you should know that the bolts don t go directly to the floor.

If the gaps are too small to see try sliding a shim under the base to see how far it goes in.