daveydo
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I've just set a toilet an abs flange on a new, ceramic on concrete, floor. I've tighened the closet bolts snug, athough I've choked up, all the way ,on the wrench to limit the torque I can apply. The floor tile is level but if I try hard I can get a slight rocking front to back. I have sat on the thing and tried rocking it side to side and it is stable, but if I lean back against the tank it will rock slightly. about a 1/16" or so movement.
I know Lonnie may say "well don't lean back then" but seriously, I'm really scared to snug these bolts up any tighter being it's on ceramic tile. I have no experience setting toilets on this type of floor.
The flange is down flat on the tile. it is however not screwed into the underlying concrete. Hey, I may be answering my own question here but I believe this is the problem. Being the toilet is longer front to back it can easly lever when a force is applied. Now that the flange is glued in, oops what can I do to anchor it into the floor? Any ideas?
I thought might drill thru the tile into the conrete, but in order to use a standard anchor bolt I'd need to drill out the flange while trying to make a large enough hole. Other than using expanding mortar to hloe screws in I'm at a lose. please help. Or do I tihgten a little more?
I know Lonnie may say "well don't lean back then" but seriously, I'm really scared to snug these bolts up any tighter being it's on ceramic tile. I have no experience setting toilets on this type of floor.
The flange is down flat on the tile. it is however not screwed into the underlying concrete. Hey, I may be answering my own question here but I believe this is the problem. Being the toilet is longer front to back it can easly lever when a force is applied. Now that the flange is glued in, oops what can I do to anchor it into the floor? Any ideas?
I thought might drill thru the tile into the conrete, but in order to use a standard anchor bolt I'd need to drill out the flange while trying to make a large enough hole. Other than using expanding mortar to hloe screws in I'm at a lose. please help. Or do I tihgten a little more?