How to install a new toilet on a toilet flange.
Install a toilet flange on ceramic tile.
Let s answer the wax ring question.
When all the tiles are in place and the thin set has hardened remove all the spacers.
To install a new toilet first turn off the water supply and remove the old toilet.
The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor.
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.
References the family handyman.
When you install your toilet flange it should be installed on top of the finished floor and it should also be installed perfectly level.
The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when.
This is very important.
Apply plumber s putty around the bottom edge of the toilet before setting it on top of the drain opening.
Large bolts thread up through.
Next raise the toilet flange by adding an extension ring or two photo 13.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
Fit a new seal around the drain hole in the floor and make sure it s tight.
A toilet drain flange can sit above or below the finished floor level.
Always place the wax ring on the closet flange.
Replace the bolts and secure the toilet firmly to the floor.
Before you buy a new toilet get the rough in measurement.
Install a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom.
When you grout fill in between the flange and tile.
Then lift the toilet onto the floor bolts and jiggle it a bit to seal the drainage hole.
Level the toilet base then tighten the bolts and cap them.
This helps eliminate the possibility of the ring falling off the bottom of the toilet bowl.
