How To Install A Closet Flange On A Concrete Floor

Yesterday while making my rounds a tenant in one of the apartments approached me and mentioned their toilet was loose.

How to install a closet flange on a concrete floor.

Fit the flange over the pipe to place it flat against the concrete floor. Screw the toilet flange onto the concrete. If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far. Closet flange installation 2 flush with the floor.

There are two options this step. It is considered a modification that is. Next install a new wax ring. Plastic tko flanges use extra brass closet tee bolts attach the tips of the tee bolts with added nuts between the top of the flange and the bottom side of flange in all the extra holes just the tips only so the tee s are on the underside of the flange set flange to your finished grade when concrete gets poured concrete will cure around these tee s and gave the flange a secure set.

With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring. Installing an offset flange in place of a traditional straight flange is not compliant with building code. Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl this technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. Sometimes this amount can be up to an inch and a half.

Use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab. An off set toilet flange is different from a traditional toilet flange in that the top opening which the wax ring and toilet sits above is offset from the insertion point by varying amounts. The process is generally the same but the flange is secured down before the floor is finished. With the drainage pipe ready the floor flange must be installed.

Use a pencil or grease pen to mark the drill holes around its.