The guy at the home center was stumped.
Raising bathroom floor toilet flange.
The floor is now about one half to three quarters of an inch higher than it was.
The original cast iron flange is still in place.
Raising the closet flange 2.
All these things mean that it needs to be replaced.
This is in my basement bathroom so i have no access under the floor.
Install a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom.
Here are the steps to take in raising a toilet flange.
The process of raising your floor is just a matter of adding thickness to it.
Third you can take off the flange as well as the toilet and trim down the waste pipe that comes up through.
Give the grout 24 hours to dry and sand down the rough edges.
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.
This is quite a job and takes a while.
To do this you ll want to first measure how much higher the toilet flange is currently sitting above your bathroom floor.
I have a new tile floor down in my bathroom which has left the closet flange below floor height.
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.
First you can pack grout into the gap between the floor and the flange.
Once you have an exact measurement go to your local flooring or home improvement store and purchase tile with the thickness that you need.
References the family handyman.
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.
Another option for raising a toilet flange after installing thicker flooring is to use a push in or expansion type flange.
Jladd ny is there any type of spacer that can raise my closet flange 2 inches to meet up with my new floor height.