MikeO
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OK, I'm redoing the floor in one of my bathrooms and installing a new Toto Drake toilet. First problem: the toilet drain pipe is 13.5" from the wall instead of 12". Second problem: the problem was apparently addressed before using an offset flange that is oval in shape -- note that this is not very consistent with a round wax ring as the oval is bigger than the wax ring (it should come as no surprise, then, that there is water damage to the subfloor). Third problem, the flange is broken and the closet bolts attach through a very thin metal collar inserted underneath that is quite bendable. Here's a picture. You can see the oval shape and there are two protrusion/notches on the front that appear to be what was supporting the old wax ring so it didn't fall into the pipe, though in actuality it had partially fallen down into the pipe. The flange currently sits way above the floor as well (which actually would probably match up well with the new flooring once all is said and done). When I move in, there was linoleum down and they just put the toilet on anyway on top of a little plywood base they used to try to raise the toilet up high enough to match the flange. Again, it comes as no surprise that there is water damage to the floor underneath.
The good/bad news is that I'm serious considering replacing this particular piece of floorboard anyway because it has been wet before and, as it turns out, this room is at the edge of the house and the builders left 30" between the last floor joist and the wall so it is pretty flexy, especially around the hole in the floor -- tile is planned for the floor so I'd rather shore up the floor now. I'm thinking about removing a section of plywood, inserting a bit more reinforcement between the joist and the exterior wall and putting a new piece of plywood down. I'm thinking of removing the old flange while the floor is up then, assuming I don't break the drain pipe, put the new flange in to match the height of the new floor.
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks,
Mike
The good/bad news is that I'm serious considering replacing this particular piece of floorboard anyway because it has been wet before and, as it turns out, this room is at the edge of the house and the builders left 30" between the last floor joist and the wall so it is pretty flexy, especially around the hole in the floor -- tile is planned for the floor so I'd rather shore up the floor now. I'm thinking about removing a section of plywood, inserting a bit more reinforcement between the joist and the exterior wall and putting a new piece of plywood down. I'm thinking of removing the old flange while the floor is up then, assuming I don't break the drain pipe, put the new flange in to match the height of the new floor.
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks,
Mike