This is in my basement bathroom so i have no access under the floor.
Raising bathroom floor toilet flange.
This is quite a job and takes a while.
Take note that a damaged toilet flange would result in leaks which are really unpleasant in terms of both appearance and smell.
Also it could get damaged if you are removing your toilet floor to do any re decorating in your bathroom.
To do this you ll want to first measure how much higher the toilet flange is currently sitting above your bathroom floor.
The process of raising your floor is just a matter of adding thickness to it.
Here are the steps to take in raising a toilet flange.
I have a new tile floor down in my bathroom which has left the closet flange below floor height.
Raising the closet flange 2.
A regular thin wax ring along with fluidmaster s jumbo wax ring extender kit which included extra thick wax ring with a built in polyethylene flange similar to oatey 90203 jumbo.
After researching around a bit i noticed lot of people in my situation used double stacked toilet wax rings to compensate for the height disparity so i took one plumber s advice and bought two wax rings.
Third you can take off the flange as well as the toilet and trim down the waste pipe that comes up through.
Jladd ny is there any type of spacer that can raise my closet flange 2 inches to meet up with my new floor height.
All these things mean that it needs to be replaced.
I am planning to use a new wax ring and bolts but i m not sure whether i need to raise the flange or if the wax ring would make up the difference.
Give the grout 24 hours to dry and sand down the rough edges.
In a typical toilet installation the floor flange that sits inside the drain opening below the toilet should be positioned so that its bottom surface rests flush against the finished floor or no more than 1 4 inch above or below the floor this ensures that the flange makes a watertight seal against the wax ring that fits between the drain opening and drain outlet horn on the underside of.
Install a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom.
Once you have an exact measurement go to your local flooring or home improvement store and purchase tile with the thickness that you need.
The original cast iron flange is still in place.
Second you can raise your floor by laying down thicker tile.
References the family handyman.
First you can pack grout into the gap between the floor and the flange.
