My wife and I purchased a new (old) house last fall and are enjoying the challenges that come with owning an older home (ours was built in the 1940's). With that being said, I'm a a bit confused as to how I should proceed after removing my old toilet. It seems as if the old toilet was installed directly to the floor (bowl had four holes for bolts), though it did have one 'bolt' installed into the flange. I've never seen a flange like this (no grooves for bolts) and have never seen anything like the bolt/nail that was installed into the flange. It's shaped like a nail, is approximately 2 inches long, but has a bolt head on top of it. I've included a few pictures and would appreciate any help ya'll might be able to lend as would my family (who'd love to have more than one working toilet in the house).
Spot where the toilet goes. The toilet was installed through the two holes in the floor, though I don't know how as they are not threaded.
Closeup of the existing flange. Note the sharp pointy thing on the left (approx 3/4" high).
The area underneath the bathroom. Fortunately it's very accessible.
Spot where the toilet goes. The toilet was installed through the two holes in the floor, though I don't know how as they are not threaded.
Closeup of the existing flange. Note the sharp pointy thing on the left (approx 3/4" high).
The area underneath the bathroom. Fortunately it's very accessible.