Large bolts thread up through.
Install a toilet flange on ceramic tile.
Before you buy a new toilet get the rough in measurement.
References the family handyman.
How to install a new toilet on a toilet flange.
When you install your toilet flange it should be installed on top of the finished floor and it should also be installed perfectly level.
The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor.
Apply plumber s putty around the bottom edge of the toilet before setting it on top of the drain opening.
Next raise the toilet flange by adding an extension ring or two photo 13.
Then lift the toilet onto the floor bolts and jiggle it a bit to seal the drainage hole.
Always place the wax ring on the closet flange.
This is very important.
To install a new toilet first turn off the water supply and remove the old toilet.
Fit a new seal around the drain hole in the floor and make sure it s tight.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when.
If your flange sits even or below the floor then it s wrong.
Install a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom.
This helps eliminate the possibility of the ring falling off the bottom of the toilet bowl.
When you grout fill in between the flange and tile.
The toilet will now be sitting on top of the tiles so if the flange had no extra height before you now may need to attach a drain flange extender to avoid leakage.
The extended flange should be flush with or higher than the surrounding tile.
A toilet drain flange can sit above or below the finished floor level.
Level the toilet base then tighten the bolts and cap them.
Let s answer the wax ring question.
