Interlodge
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newbie to board. Redoing a basis bathroom. I have read here that I really should think about things like floor heights and flanges before I get too far into the job, so I'm trying. I have 3" copper toilet waste pipe with bronze flange that sat above a 5/8 plywood subfloor with Luann ply and linoleum floor. sub ply has some isolated damage. My thinking is to rip out the whole subfloor, unsweat the flange, replace complete subfloor with 7/8 plytanium and appropriate blocking, install ditra membrane and tile and sweat on new bronze flange. The 3" copper was luckily left a touch long originally with the flange seated deeper on it than necessary (about 3/8 inch past a normal stop if the fitting had one), and the new flange has a touch more extension, so hopefully the new assembly will fit without modification. Won't know exactly til I have it off. If it isn't long enough what are my options? fit a copper coupling with a small stub into the flange? I don't mind a bit of work to get it right, but am I just making unnecessary work, like going the extra steps to make sure the flange is above the tile? Would anyone say it easier and just as good to cut it back and switch to plastic? . any ideas?