Before you buy a new toilet get the rough in measurement.
Install a toilet flange on ceramic tile.
When you install your toilet flange it should be installed on top of the finished floor and it should also be installed perfectly level.
Replace the bolts and secure the toilet firmly to the floor.
The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when.
The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor.
Always place the wax ring on the closet flange.
Then lift the toilet onto the floor bolts and jiggle it a bit to seal the drainage hole.
Install a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom.
How to install a new toilet on a toilet flange.
If your flange sits even or below the floor then it s wrong.
A toilet drain flange can sit above or below the finished floor level.
Next raise the toilet flange by adding an extension ring or two photo 13.
Fit a new seal around the drain hole in the floor and make sure it s tight.
Apply plumber s putty around the bottom edge of the toilet before setting it on top of the drain opening.
When you grout fill in between the flange and tile.
References the family handyman.
Level the toilet base then tighten the bolts and cap them.
To install a new toilet first turn off the water supply and remove the old toilet.
When all the tiles are in place and the thin set has hardened remove all the spacers.
This helps eliminate the possibility of the ring falling off the bottom of the toilet bowl.
This is very important.
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.
Another option for raising a toilet flange after installing thicker flooring is to use a push in or expansion type flange.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
