BassReflex
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First time poster and toilet repair here... take it easy on me!
So I've searched around the forum a bit and I now know a few things, but I want to make absolutely sure my thoughts are correct before installing a new flange.
I had a new tile floor put in my bathroom (previously vinyl flooring). This raised the floor height obviously. Well, at this point in time I did not know any better and let the plumber and the tile guys just do their own thing. 6 months later I noticed my toilet started to wobble. Long story short, the all PVC flange broke and the closet bolts came out.
I've taken my toilet off, removed the old flange (looks like it was glued and not primed so it was easy to get out). I have a 4" pipe in a concrete slab subfloor. I see that the tile guys just cut a larger hole around the existing flange and left it right on the subfloor. It looks like the plumber left the old wax ring on, and put on a second new wax ring to double ring it.
So now that I'm at square one with a 4" pipe that is level with sub floor and I'm not able to put my flange on the finished floor as the tile guys didn't tile close enough to the drain... I've gotta come up with a solution.
After looking around on the forum it looks like I can get a 1/2in toilet flange spacer and install it beneath the new flange which I will install afterwards... and this should bring my flange up to the correct height. This would result in having Drain Pipe -> Spacer -> Closet Flange. Since the flange will be above the spacer... I shouldn't have a potential leaking spot? Is this an acceptable solution that should hold up for a while over time? I'm very paranoid about leaks and want to come up with the best solution possible, but would really prefer not to lay a new piece of tile unless absolutely necessary. I appreciate any help and all comments. Thank you in advance.
I'm assuming this spacer would work? http://www.lowes.com/pd_253224-138-436443_0__?productId=3798891
So I've searched around the forum a bit and I now know a few things, but I want to make absolutely sure my thoughts are correct before installing a new flange.
I had a new tile floor put in my bathroom (previously vinyl flooring). This raised the floor height obviously. Well, at this point in time I did not know any better and let the plumber and the tile guys just do their own thing. 6 months later I noticed my toilet started to wobble. Long story short, the all PVC flange broke and the closet bolts came out.
I've taken my toilet off, removed the old flange (looks like it was glued and not primed so it was easy to get out). I have a 4" pipe in a concrete slab subfloor. I see that the tile guys just cut a larger hole around the existing flange and left it right on the subfloor. It looks like the plumber left the old wax ring on, and put on a second new wax ring to double ring it.
So now that I'm at square one with a 4" pipe that is level with sub floor and I'm not able to put my flange on the finished floor as the tile guys didn't tile close enough to the drain... I've gotta come up with a solution.
After looking around on the forum it looks like I can get a 1/2in toilet flange spacer and install it beneath the new flange which I will install afterwards... and this should bring my flange up to the correct height. This would result in having Drain Pipe -> Spacer -> Closet Flange. Since the flange will be above the spacer... I shouldn't have a potential leaking spot? Is this an acceptable solution that should hold up for a while over time? I'm very paranoid about leaks and want to come up with the best solution possible, but would really prefer not to lay a new piece of tile unless absolutely necessary. I appreciate any help and all comments. Thank you in advance.
I'm assuming this spacer would work? http://www.lowes.com/pd_253224-138-436443_0__?productId=3798891
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