How To Install A Toilet Flange In A Concrete Floor

Use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab.

How to install a toilet flange in a concrete floor.

With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring. This is basically a durable plastic ring which fits over the drainage pipe to create a place where the toilet can gain solid purchase. Using the tapcon drill bit i drilled four holes down into the concrete to line up with the holes on the flange. That s it you have successfully set up a new toilet flange on a concrete floor.

With the drainage pipe ready the floor flange must be installed. Screw down the flange with a masonry drill and then fit the heads of locking bolts into the grooves on the flange. I applied abs cement to the inside of the cemented abs piece and to the outside of the flange. The floor flange is a durable ring that fits over the drainage pipe creating a solid foundation for the toilet.

The flange should be placed over the pipe so it lays flat against the concrete floor. However installing the flange on a tile floor is different. The moment of truth. Fit the flange over the pipe to place it flat against the concrete floor.

Lastly place the wax ring on the flange so that you can later install the toilet on the flange. Use a pencil or grease pen to mark the drill holes around its. To know about toilet flange installation on tile read the following section. If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far.