OK, I see this is a classic problem, but not sure which solution is best here. I am tiling my bath and the closet flange is roughed in on top of the subfloor. So the top of flange will be about 3/8 below finished floor when I tile.
I unscrewed the flange, and have enough play in the pipe to raise the existing flange. My idea is to insert two C-shaped spacers under the flange (the thickness of the hardi + tile.) Would plywood be good, or plastic spacers from Set-rite or Oatey etc snapped in half ?
http://www.set-rite.com/about.htm
End result, flange would be flush with floor, and I would then tile around it. Will this be the best option?
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Or do I really need to cut off the flange and put in a new one that sits on top of the tile. Sounds like this is the ideal way for stability, but means replacing flange and drilling through tile.
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OR, take the easy way out, leave it all alone and use an extended wax ring and/or spacers on TOP of the flange?
I unscrewed the flange, and have enough play in the pipe to raise the existing flange. My idea is to insert two C-shaped spacers under the flange (the thickness of the hardi + tile.) Would plywood be good, or plastic spacers from Set-rite or Oatey etc snapped in half ?
http://www.set-rite.com/about.htm
End result, flange would be flush with floor, and I would then tile around it. Will this be the best option?
................................................................
Or do I really need to cut off the flange and put in a new one that sits on top of the tile. Sounds like this is the ideal way for stability, but means replacing flange and drilling through tile.
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OR, take the easy way out, leave it all alone and use an extended wax ring and/or spacers on TOP of the flange?
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