Comments on: Rocking toilet and loose toilet seat fix

By: HRG

HRG — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:28:51 +0000

Your toilet flange should always be flush with your finished floor. If you lay the flange down and the bottom portion hits the tile before the inside of the upper ring comes to rest on the floor, you need to break out some of the tile. Use a sharpie and trace around the lower portion of the flange on the tile. This will show you what you need to remove so that the flange’s top lip can rest on the floor like it should. Then chisel out around your trace line with a screwdriver and hammer. If the flange isn’t flush with the floor, then the toilet will most likely wobble. – HRG

By: Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:02:31 +0000

I have just gutted my bathroom, and had a man lay hardboard and tile. This leaves my floor flange just a tad higher than the finished floor. I’m going crazy. One guy says flange should be 1/4″ above finished floor, while another says 1/4″ below. Right now, I am about 1/8″- 3/16″ higher than finished floor.

By: Don Wilson

Don Wilson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:57:35 +0000

Try and find yourself some Johnny Shims. Plastic shims designed specifically for toilets and pedestal sinks. They have little saddles that lock and hold them in place, and you just lift and snap off the exposed portion.

By: Frank Perkins

Frank Perkins — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:57:12 +0000

Good advice for really simple problems.

By: sherri

sherri — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:52:35 +0000

The BEND is ¼” to 1/3” above (rear) & 5/8″ above (front) to the floor. Can I push the front down and place a plastic wedge between the floor & the flange in the rear to level out the flange/bend, then put Hardy Backer ¼” to ½” on the floor to reduce the gap remaining? OR, will this cause water leakage between the foundation & the floor? The plumber said it was a $200 repair. My husband doesn’t want to mention this to his dad (dad owns house). I do all the repairs with much success. This one has me stumped! Or is the plumer the way to go?
I need this information ASAP before the new flooring is installed in the week of 1/25/10.
Your help is GREATLY NEEDED!

Thanks, Sherri