Toilet instalation

[muddie]

I have three bathrooms in a newly built house. Two have the standard 12inch distance from the wall to the center of the waste pipe and toilet instalation will be easy. One has a 9inch distance. I understand I can special order a American Standard toilet in 10 inch. Will this work with my 9 inch spacing. Don't know how that happened, obviousely a plumber goof up.

[Redwood]

You may be headed for trouble there!

Unless you can manage to find a 10" rough in toilet that shows a larger than 1" gap between the tank and the wall on their spec sheet.

[jadnashua]

Just to be sure, you measure from the center of the drain to the finished wall, not to the baseboard. That could make a significant difference. A Toto that uses the unifit adapter for 10" normally has 3/4" behind the tank, so would work at 9-1/4" rough (with the tank touching the wall). If the house is still in the 1st year warranty, you might have recourse with the builder to fix things...that's not a standard.

[gardner]

If the house is still in the 1st year warranty

Must be pretty new as the toilets have never been installed. I'm a little surprised a builder can get an occupancy permit for a house with no toilets though.

[Gary Swart]

I would do whatever has to be done to get a standard 12" rough in. You choice of toilets will forever be limited otherwise. Not that you can find one that will fit and work fine, but limited styles. Certainly if this is a new house, as it seems to be, lean on the builder to make it right.

[hj]

A 12" toilet usually has a large degree of latitude. 10" toilets typically mean almost exactly 10" or more, but seldom as little as 9". IF it is a plumber goof up, and not a case of the wall being moved, have him correct it.

[muddie]

The American Std. folks said I could get a 2" offset closet flange and then be able to use a 10" rough in toilet. Comments?