Flanges seem to be a very poular topic around here, so here's my Q's, just to be in vogue (and sorry if these have been addressed before, I did look before asking, but not real extensively).
1 - I'm bulding a new house. 1 bathroom is on a slab. My plumber said to wrap the stub at the penetration to form a space around it. I did this, so now I have my 3" ABS stub sticking up and an about 5/8" space around it in the slab, a couple inches deep. I plan to leave this as a plain concrete floor. So it would seem that I need to cut below the slab floor level in order to glue the flange over the stub. How do I cut below flush?
2 - The other bathrooms are on wood framed floor. It's time to rough in the plumbing, but I'm not sure how thick the finished floor is going to be. I want to do a thin concrete overlay, but if I can't, I'll use some kind of vinyl tile type stuff. So final thickness on top of subfloor could be anywhere from 1/8" to 1/2". Do I absolutely need to ascertain the finish floor thickness first, or can I set the flange at say 5/16" over subfloor, then flex it up or down to the finished floor when that's done?
Thanks! Lovin' this forum and Terry's site!
Peace,
Sanaka
1 - I'm bulding a new house. 1 bathroom is on a slab. My plumber said to wrap the stub at the penetration to form a space around it. I did this, so now I have my 3" ABS stub sticking up and an about 5/8" space around it in the slab, a couple inches deep. I plan to leave this as a plain concrete floor. So it would seem that I need to cut below the slab floor level in order to glue the flange over the stub. How do I cut below flush?
2 - The other bathrooms are on wood framed floor. It's time to rough in the plumbing, but I'm not sure how thick the finished floor is going to be. I want to do a thin concrete overlay, but if I can't, I'll use some kind of vinyl tile type stuff. So final thickness on top of subfloor could be anywhere from 1/8" to 1/2". Do I absolutely need to ascertain the finish floor thickness first, or can I set the flange at say 5/16" over subfloor, then flex it up or down to the finished floor when that's done?
Thanks! Lovin' this forum and Terry's site!
Peace,
Sanaka