Mounting Toilet To Tile Floor

Basically before laying the base tile of the toilet bowl take one of those adjustable tile hole cutters and cut a nice big hole in the tile.

Mounting toilet to tile floor.

Then compress the toilet against the wax ring to make a good watertight seal. You don t know how to caulk. Cut the caulk tube tip square and drag the caulk gun toward you as you lay in a thick bead of caulk along. Align the holes in the toilet with the closet flange bolts and slowly lower it until the bowl meets the wax ring.

Make sure not to have any hollow spots below that tile otherwise it will crack from the weight of the toilet. Installing new bathroom flooring requires removal of the toilet. Purchase a toilet flange extension ring thick. Before removing the toilet you will need to disconnect the water supply line drain all the water and remove two nuts.

This video shows you how to caulk a toilet base to tile floor like the pros using silicone caulk caulk around toilet base and s. Place the bolt covers over the nuts. A master plumber shares his secrets for setting toilets on tile floors. Measure the distance from the top of the toilet flange to the top of the finished tile floor.

A better solution is to raise the height of the flange. Tighten the nuts equally on both sides of the toilet. The only issue is that if you have added tile after the toilet flange was installed the flange may be below the level of the tile causing slightly more difficulty in getting a seal. Add a bead of caulk around the edge of the toilet where it sits against the tile floor.

The key is getting a good caulk seal between the toilet and the floor which prevents rocking and protects against leaks. Once the wax ring and closet flange bolts are in place the toilet can be lowered onto the closet flange. It s pretty much the same as any other kind of floor.