Mounting Toilet To Concrete Floor

The holes to mount a typical flange line up with the lip of the clay pipe and it wouldn t hold the flange.

Mounting toilet to concrete floor. Use a pencil or grease pen to mark the drill holes around its. That doesn t always provide a good enough bond to the floor. This valve controls the flow of water into the supply line and then into the toilet tank. This is basically a durable plastic ring which fits over the drainage pipe to create a place where the toilet can gain solid purchase.

Yesterday while making my rounds a tenant in one of the apartments approached me and mentioned their toilet was loose. With the drainage pipe ready the floor flange must be installed. The first thing to do is put your drill into hammer mode and drill a hole in the concrete. I hacksawed the nubs so they were flush with the floor.

With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring. Repairing a toilet flange on a concrete floor is something that anyone can do with a little preparation and knowledge. Flush the toilet to drain all the water from the tank and toilet bowl. Here at our wall street apartments.

Smooth out the concrete floor. The mouth of the terra cotta or clay drain pipe is about 7 in diameter. Toilets should be caulked to the floor to prevent side to side movement that can break the wax seal and to prevent splashes or overflows from puddling under the toilet and rotting the floor. Don t pay expensive plumbers and home repair service fees when you can do it yourself.

Rising from the concrete should be a 3 inch diameter drainage pipe and along the adjacent wall there should be a water supply pipe. Not only will you save money but also you ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you repaired your toilet all by yourself. The first step in removing an old toilet is to turn off the water at the shutoff valve located either on the wall or floor behind or beside the toilet. Screw the toilet flange onto the concrete.

Clean any concrete dust out of each hole you drill with a vacuum cleaner or wire brush. Diyers often set the toilet and then apply a tiny bead of caulk along the outside edge. Use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab. Those brown spots above and below the drain pipe are the rusted remains of the closet bolts.

Fit the flange over the pipe to place it flat against the concrete floor. If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far.