Install Toilet Over Finished Floor

Place the toilet on top of the flange lining up the toilet with the new bolts.

Install toilet over finished floor.

Turn the water valve to off next to the wall and flush the toilet to drain it of water. Disconnect the water pipe from the unit. In order for this not to happen the toilet flange must sit above the finished floor by at least 1 4. The next step is putting on a closet flange.

Hand tighten them before using a wrench to tightly secure them. Wedge the screwdriver under the plastic caps along the base and. Replace the nuts that hold the toilet onto the flange. Steve used an oatey 4 replacement toilet flange for cast iron pipes.

The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor. Press down tightly to seal the wax ring. It s simple the watertight seal between the toilet bowl and wax ring will eventually fail. In new construction the plumber roughs in the soil pipe to the floor of the bathroom where the toilet eventually will be placed.

But you can also do a toilet flange repair using flange extender rings.