I know there are numerous threads about toilet flanges on here but i cant seem to find any that relate to what my question is.
I took up my toilet and old tile. I also took up the 1/2 floor that was underneath the tile and replaced it with hardi board. The problem i have is that since i have a pvc toilet flange (that used to sit on top of the original tile) i was unable to completly cut the 1/2 plywood out from underneath the flange. That being said i cut the plywood it into approximately a square around the toilet flange and left that area of the original 1/2" floor. When i installed the hardiboard i just made a square cutout around the 1/2" plywood leaving the 1/8" gaps as recommended by the manufacturer. This gap will be filled with thinset when tiling. Now the problem i have is that my toilet flange still sits up above the hardiboard (as it should sit on top of the tile) along with the tile size and layout of the tile my wife wants i will be unable to cut the tile to fit around around the pvc pipe (looks to be 3") to slide under the toilet flange. Is it acceptable to put another layer of plywood (cut a donut and split into two pieces for installation purposes) under the toilet flange so that the flange sits tight on the plywood and can be screwed down to the floor. Then i could cut a hole in my tile (slightly larger than OD of the toilet flange) and simply place the tile over and around the flange which would leave a small gap between the donut and the tile that would then be filled with grout?
I will try and take pictures and post tomorrow to clarify the situation.
Thanks in advance for your help
I took up my toilet and old tile. I also took up the 1/2 floor that was underneath the tile and replaced it with hardi board. The problem i have is that since i have a pvc toilet flange (that used to sit on top of the original tile) i was unable to completly cut the 1/2 plywood out from underneath the flange. That being said i cut the plywood it into approximately a square around the toilet flange and left that area of the original 1/2" floor. When i installed the hardiboard i just made a square cutout around the 1/2" plywood leaving the 1/8" gaps as recommended by the manufacturer. This gap will be filled with thinset when tiling. Now the problem i have is that my toilet flange still sits up above the hardiboard (as it should sit on top of the tile) along with the tile size and layout of the tile my wife wants i will be unable to cut the tile to fit around around the pvc pipe (looks to be 3") to slide under the toilet flange. Is it acceptable to put another layer of plywood (cut a donut and split into two pieces for installation purposes) under the toilet flange so that the flange sits tight on the plywood and can be screwed down to the floor. Then i could cut a hole in my tile (slightly larger than OD of the toilet flange) and simply place the tile over and around the flange which would leave a small gap between the donut and the tile that would then be filled with grout?
I will try and take pictures and post tomorrow to clarify the situation.
Thanks in advance for your help