NikkiP
New Member
Hi, I have a home that was built in 1960 and two original Rheem Richmond wall mounted toilets. They are both outdated in looks, and cracked and in need of replacement.
I asked a plumber about replacing them with reasonably priced white wall mounted toilets. Our basement is finished, so I prefer not to replace the wall mounted toilets with floor mounted toilets, because I want to avoid opening up the floor and the ceiling below.
He said the bolt pattern is 8" by 7.5" and that there are no wall mounted toilets that match that bolt pattern. I did a little research online and it says the standard bolt pattern is 9" by 7.5". I am wondering if maybe he measured wrong, although I could not get an accurate measurement myself due to the base of the toilet bowl making it impossible for me to measure across accurately.
In addition, I found a few toilets on the Home Depot site (American Standard and ProFlo) and they both do not list bolt configurations but say to use a carrier bracket sold separately.
Our house is not worth a lot, and we don't have a lot of money, so I am looking for the most cost effective option.
Can anyone advise? Leaving the existing toilets isn't a good option because they are cracked and leak a bit.
I live in Massachusetts, if that matters.
Thanks so much,
Nikki
I asked a plumber about replacing them with reasonably priced white wall mounted toilets. Our basement is finished, so I prefer not to replace the wall mounted toilets with floor mounted toilets, because I want to avoid opening up the floor and the ceiling below.
He said the bolt pattern is 8" by 7.5" and that there are no wall mounted toilets that match that bolt pattern. I did a little research online and it says the standard bolt pattern is 9" by 7.5". I am wondering if maybe he measured wrong, although I could not get an accurate measurement myself due to the base of the toilet bowl making it impossible for me to measure across accurately.
In addition, I found a few toilets on the Home Depot site (American Standard and ProFlo) and they both do not list bolt configurations but say to use a carrier bracket sold separately.
Our house is not worth a lot, and we don't have a lot of money, so I am looking for the most cost effective option.
Can anyone advise? Leaving the existing toilets isn't a good option because they are cracked and leak a bit.
I live in Massachusetts, if that matters.
Thanks so much,
Nikki