I am new here and don't really know much about toilets. I have a few questions:
1. My husband and I are installing a tile floor in our upstairs master bathroom. The toilet was on 1/2 inch press board. We tore that out, and want to lay down 1/2 inch backer board, 1/8 inch thinset, and 1/4 inch tile. This will raise the floor 3/8 inch higher then it was and I think that the flange is too short. What do I do about that? I could put in 1/4 inch backerboard, 1/8 inch thinset, and then 1/4 inch tile but the floor would still be higher then it was. We want to install a new toilet as well.
2. My other question is about laying the backerboard itself. How close to the flange to I want to lay the backerboard? Does it need to fit snugly, or can there be a 1/4 inch space between the flange and the backerboard. How about a 1/2 inch? Do I fill any space with thinset or caulk?
As it stands now, the toilet is removed, the pressboard is gone, and the rest of the bathroom is prepped and in the process of being tiled. The toilet is in a room of it's own.
Thanks! I hope that this all made sence.
1. My husband and I are installing a tile floor in our upstairs master bathroom. The toilet was on 1/2 inch press board. We tore that out, and want to lay down 1/2 inch backer board, 1/8 inch thinset, and 1/4 inch tile. This will raise the floor 3/8 inch higher then it was and I think that the flange is too short. What do I do about that? I could put in 1/4 inch backerboard, 1/8 inch thinset, and then 1/4 inch tile but the floor would still be higher then it was. We want to install a new toilet as well.
2. My other question is about laying the backerboard itself. How close to the flange to I want to lay the backerboard? Does it need to fit snugly, or can there be a 1/4 inch space between the flange and the backerboard. How about a 1/2 inch? Do I fill any space with thinset or caulk?
As it stands now, the toilet is removed, the pressboard is gone, and the rest of the bathroom is prepped and in the process of being tiled. The toilet is in a room of it's own.
Thanks! I hope that this all made sence.