Installing Toilet Raised Tile Floor

Measure the distance from the wall to the floor bolts before removing.

Installing toilet raised tile floor.

If your toilet measures 12 you can expect to buy any standard toilet and install it comfortably in the existing location without much hassle. Dj property trades say. Check to see if your toilet bowl has been caulked around the base where it meets the floor. If it has you ll need to use a utility knife to score through the caulk seam.

In a typical toilet installation the floor flange that sits inside the drain opening below the toilet should be positioned so that its bottom surface rests flush against the finished floor or no more than 1 4 inch above or below the floor. Move it to the side to expose the old wax ring. We cover this in a different toilet installation tutorial just in case you re interested. A better solution is to raise the height of the flange.

Standard toilets have a measurement of 12 from the wall to the floor bolts. Place the new osb or backer board on top of the existing floor. The next step is to get the water hooked up to the toilet. It means tiles don t have to be cut to awkward shapes to fit and also means there is a layer of tile under the toilet that will protect the floor from water should the sealant fail.

If the tile floor isn t flat the toilet bowl might have to be shimmed. When you tile your bathroom floor the combined thicknesses of the tiles and backer board can raise the floor as much as an inch or more above the closet flange. Purchase a toilet flange extension ring thick. Gently rock the toilet bowl back and forth until you work it free and can lift it.

Cover the existing floor with adhesive. Secure it with nails or hardie backer screws use a toilet flange extension to raise the existing toilet flange. You can t compensate for this much.