Toilet Flange 1 4 Inch Below Floor

In a typical toilet installation the floor flange that sits inside the drain opening below the toilet should be positioned so that its bottom surface rests flush against the finished floor or no more than 1 4 inch above or below the floor this ensures that the flange makes a watertight seal against the wax ring that fits between the drain opening and drain outlet horn on the underside of.

Toilet flange 1 4 inch below floor.

Needed to raise an old cast iron flange that was 1 1 4 inch below the finished floor at a friend s reno. Even 1 4 inch thick tile over a layer of thin set adhesive can leave the toilet flange far enough below finished floor level to make it difficult to get a good seal. To get the necessary clearance from the floor you can add a toilet flange. Constructed from durable plastic this flange is meant to fit inside 4 in.

Optimum flange height to aim for is 1 4 inch above the finished floor. I took normal wax ring and put it on the metal flange. I put heated it up by running in hot water wrapped in this plastic bag then pushed down on it slowy and evenly until it was about 1 16 in. If you recently tiled or changed the bathroom flooring the flange height is likely less than optimal.

This is very important. Pvc and cast iron piping. Pvc twist n set toilet bowl flange the 4 in. Abs twist n set closet flange.

Its rubber compression gasket fits inside cast iron piping. My flange sat about 1 8 below floor level i took two 1 4 flange spacers and siliconed them together. If your flange sits even or below the floor then it s wrong. Pvc offset open toilet flange with stainless steel ring.

All the extension kits at hd were of poor quality very happy i found this set rite product. It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor. This typically allows for almost any type of wax ring to be used and still ensure a good seal. For pricing and availability.

Installation took about 15 minutes until everything was dry fitted and sealed after. The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when fully installed but when the flange sits even or below the floor the toilet can t properly recess into the flange.