starting 2nd floor renovations

2 questions for you guys

1- I am thinking of tiling over the original floor in the bathroom......it would be a real bitch take out i know the cement is around 4-5 inches so would rather just leave it...so my question is with the toilet, if i raise the floor 3/8 or so is that wax ring still enough to seal the toilet or do i have to raise the flange?

2- i have 75 year old threaded brass pipe, the layout is staying the same just modernized, so would u guys swop all the pipe out to copper or just leave it? i was planning on leaving it but also having a hidden access panel behind some cabinets so that if there was a problem i could access the wet wall fairly easily

thougghts thank

If it is REALLY brass pipe, then you will usually not have any problems with it, unless you see obvious signs of corrosion at the connections.

yes its brass .....what did they put on the threads besides the string in them dayz

The easiest way would be to install a couple of 1/4" flange spacers. These are easy to put in and quite reliable, and you don't have to "fiddle" with the original flange in any way.

bbillcee said:

yes its brass .....what did they put on the threads besides the string in them dayz

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That string should be lamp wick which was run in the bottom of the threads with pipe compound on the top, without the lamp wick would guarantee major leaks.