Zaknefien66
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Hello,
I am getting ready to set my toilet in the basement and I got a question. but first a little background.
Bathroom is in the basement on concrete floor, tile is done, and the flange is sitting on top of the tile. The 4" pipe coming out of the concrete is completely cemented in and cannot move and the flange is glued in. All plumbing is PVC, flange is PVC as well.
Now the question. How important is it to screw the flange to the floor? I could understant the importance if it were on a wooden subfloor, but when the pipe is cemented in and cannot move is it necessary?
I am a little apprehensive to drill the concrete arround the flange, and use some Tapcons at this point for a couple of reasons.
1. Tapcons usually break
2. Warping the flange by over tightening a Tapcon.
3. Drilling into the pipe below the concrete (not sure exactly how thick the concrete is around the flange)
I don't think that it will be a problem if I don't secure the flange, the toilet set level and did not rock when I dry fit it. I also tried to pry on the flange with a pry bay and it did not rock or move in the slightest.
Any way thought I would ask to see if anyone had any thoughts.
Thanks,
Drew
I am getting ready to set my toilet in the basement and I got a question. but first a little background.
Bathroom is in the basement on concrete floor, tile is done, and the flange is sitting on top of the tile. The 4" pipe coming out of the concrete is completely cemented in and cannot move and the flange is glued in. All plumbing is PVC, flange is PVC as well.
Now the question. How important is it to screw the flange to the floor? I could understant the importance if it were on a wooden subfloor, but when the pipe is cemented in and cannot move is it necessary?
I am a little apprehensive to drill the concrete arround the flange, and use some Tapcons at this point for a couple of reasons.
1. Tapcons usually break
2. Warping the flange by over tightening a Tapcon.
3. Drilling into the pipe below the concrete (not sure exactly how thick the concrete is around the flange)
I don't think that it will be a problem if I don't secure the flange, the toilet set level and did not rock when I dry fit it. I also tried to pry on the flange with a pry bay and it did not rock or move in the slightest.
Any way thought I would ask to see if anyone had any thoughts.
Thanks,
Drew