Toilet won't sit all the way on floor

buddy builder

yes sir, me too. i've seen a lot with no flange. just a makeshift one made out of a piece of lead.

buddy builder

oh, and let sit for 24 hours,

buddy builder

oh, and let sit for 24 hours.

paintdrying

You said your stepping in a puddle. I would take the ceiling out and cut the cast iron pipe. If you are not comfortable working off a ladder and cutting overhead then just hire someone. But, be careful.

jagans

Yeah, and in the old days, tile was laid in a wet set over green cement that was about 1.5 to 2 inches thick over lath wire, over roofing felt. But that was the old days. These are the new days of peel and stick crapo flooring from you know where. So I guess he should go below, cut out the ceiling, Install a new PVC closet bend attached to his pipe with a fernco, and anchor it to a solid, finished floor, dont you think? That old way of hit or miss with the adjustable wrench sounds like it was a bad idea back then and it still is.

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Javiles

Plumber666 its a good thing your not in Miami you'd spend the whole day throwing people out your house

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paintdrying

Mr 666 is doing something else, check the date

Javiles

Dam it who keeps bringing these old threads back from the dead, its like talking to yourself.

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AllanJ

Google, Bing, or Yahoo.

I say there is nothing wrong with a plastic (white sheet Plexiglas) cutout of the outline of the toilet bottom to act as a large all around shim, although this may take some time to construct.

A well formed bead of mortar as a large all around shim works well except you can have a chicken and egg problem. The bead needs to fit the toilet accurately (or you need to add additional thin shims plus caulk to fine tune it) before you make the final installation with the wax ring. Whereas the best way to form the shim is to use the toilet itself, but then it is difficult to lift off the toilet for final assembly with the wax ring. I am guessing that the bead should be at least 2 inches wide so if it cracks into little pieces the pieces won't slide around so much that the toilet becomes undermined and loose.

It is of utmost importance that the toilet not rock or wobble during a test fit without the wax ring. Any movement of the toilet after the wax ring is in place will cause immediate failure of the wax ring.

It is of utmost importance that the toilet not touch let alone put weight onto the flange. This can cause the toilet to crack.

Oh, by the way, a DIY site is an excellent way to save face if you run into complications after starting a job (and have time to await a reply). Like lifting off the toilet and only after that finding that the flange is too high. By saving face I do not mean 100% of the time saying, "I'm not qualified so I'll get someone else in to finish or help out."

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