[Greenbuilding] A tile-setting dilemma around a toilet

[Bob klahn]

Kathy,pipe
I fought a similar problem where I had built up / reinforced the floor 
under a toilet where the termites had been busy.

The extended wax ring alone was not enough to assure a seal over time.  
Perhaps with tile it would be, but I found an extension pipe flange 
which appears to be made for just such situations.
Alas, I didn't find it soon enough to save the floor.

You might want to check with plumbing supply shops; it doesn't seem to 
be standard enough to be in the 'big box' hardware stores around here.
Good luck.
Bob Klahn


On 11/16/2011 1:06 PM, Kathy Cochran wrote:

> Hello List,
>
> I am currently in the process of converting my garage (which I lived 
> in while the house was getting put back together) into a studio that I 
> hope to rent out.  The toilet was originally put down on the concrete 
> slab.  Now I am going to put tile down, and the fellow who wants to 
> install the toilet wants me to cut the tile around the perimeter of 
> the toilet, so the toilet will sit once again on the concrete.  My 
> thought was that it needed to cut out around the hole to the sewer.  I 
> am concerned about this because if the toilet ever has to be replaced, 
> there would create a problem, because all (at least many) toilets have 
> different shapes.  He says that to build up the hole so that the 
> toilet would sit flush (no pun intended) with it would be very 
> difficult.  Does anyone out there have any suggestions how to raise 
> the "hole" of the sewer?  Any suggestions would be MOST appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kathy Cochran
>
> San Andreas, California
>
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