Commode Floor Base Tie Down

If you ve already laid your flooring and the toilet flange is too high or unlevel there are a few things you can do.

Commode floor base tie down.

If there is any leaking that occurs in a toilet it would happen through the floor and not on the floor. Even a small space can be the source of the problem. As long as your loose toilet doesn t have a broken flange you can usually tighten the bolts with a crescent wrench to resolve the problem but don t overdo. Rest the toilet on an old blanket or newspapers.

Loosen the nut that attaches the supply line to the tank and it should slide out easily. Diyers often set the toilet and then apply a tiny bead of caulk along the outside edge. A toilet would actually never leak right onto the floor. The rag prevents sewer gases from entering your home.

Disconnect the water supply line from the toilet tank. This hole is a direct path to the soil pipe that leads to the sewer or septic system. Find the old wax ring that sticks the base of the toilet to the floor and remove it. With a wrench loosen the toilet mounting bolts or tee bolts that hold the toilet to the floor.

Stuff an old rag in the hole in the floor called the closet flange. Second you can raise your floor by laying down thicker tile. If the gaps are too small to see try sliding a shim under the base to see how far it goes in. First you can pack grout into the gap between the floor and the flange.

It may help to rock the toilet from side to side. Fix the toilet flange on concrete floor. That doesn t always provide a good enough bond to the floor. It s great because the brush extends from 26 to 42 easily and you can maneuver it into all those hard to reach corners crevices and grout lines.

Examine the base of the toilet and identify any gaps between the toilet and the floor. Toilet anchor bolts hold your toilet to the floor and keep it connected to the flange which is the opening to the waste line. Give the grout 24 hours to dry and sand down the rough edges. Toilets should be caulked to the floor to prevent side to side movement that can break the wax seal and to prevent splashes or overflows from puddling under the toilet and rotting the floor.

If they are too corroded to turn use a hacksaw to cut the bolts.