Adam123
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Hello,
I recently bought a house and I've found myself in a little over my head during a bathroom remodeling and wanted to get some opinions from people who knew a bit more than I do.
I first removed the old toilet (and vanity). Beneath the old toilet there was an old flange installed which I removed. I believe it was plastic but I could be wrong.
However, it either had another piece attached or it was one of the ones that isn't just the ring, but also has a bit of a tube attached that goes down into the pipe,
After I removed the toilet and that flange I had a new subfloor put in by a contractor. He advised me to simply install a new plastic flange and then install the toilet.
However, it seems he may have cut the hole a bit wider than he should have. He cut it to 7.75" in diameter.
Also, I showed the pictures below to a guy at Lowes who is supposedly a plumber, and he seemed to think that doing it that way wouldn't work for some reason, even though the toilet worked fine before. He said that it looks like there is an old cast iron flange on there that has to be removed and replaced, and therefore I'd need to call in a plumber who will have to cut out part of the new subfloor, use special tools to heat/remove the old flange (if it's done wrong, he said, something could explode?), and replace it, and then fix the subfloor. However, he had an arrogant attitude and didn't make it very clear why he felt using a plastic flange wouldn't work, so I'm not going to just take his word for it and waste money if I don't have to without getting other opinions.
He did raise the issue of the size of the hole, which does seem problematic, but I was thinking that perhaps there was a wider flange I could use that would fit. The old flange that I removed, with the holes on the outside of the ring as shown in the image above, are about 7.25" apart, so it's only about maybe an inch too small.
As I said I'm no expert on this which is why I'm here. Any input would be appreciated. If you need any other info let me know.
I recently bought a house and I've found myself in a little over my head during a bathroom remodeling and wanted to get some opinions from people who knew a bit more than I do.
I first removed the old toilet (and vanity). Beneath the old toilet there was an old flange installed which I removed. I believe it was plastic but I could be wrong.
However, it either had another piece attached or it was one of the ones that isn't just the ring, but also has a bit of a tube attached that goes down into the pipe,
After I removed the toilet and that flange I had a new subfloor put in by a contractor. He advised me to simply install a new plastic flange and then install the toilet.
However, it seems he may have cut the hole a bit wider than he should have. He cut it to 7.75" in diameter.
Also, I showed the pictures below to a guy at Lowes who is supposedly a plumber, and he seemed to think that doing it that way wouldn't work for some reason, even though the toilet worked fine before. He said that it looks like there is an old cast iron flange on there that has to be removed and replaced, and therefore I'd need to call in a plumber who will have to cut out part of the new subfloor, use special tools to heat/remove the old flange (if it's done wrong, he said, something could explode?), and replace it, and then fix the subfloor. However, he had an arrogant attitude and didn't make it very clear why he felt using a plastic flange wouldn't work, so I'm not going to just take his word for it and waste money if I don't have to without getting other opinions.
He did raise the issue of the size of the hole, which does seem problematic, but I was thinking that perhaps there was a wider flange I could use that would fit. The old flange that I removed, with the holes on the outside of the ring as shown in the image above, are about 7.25" apart, so it's only about maybe an inch too small.
As I said I'm no expert on this which is why I'm here. Any input would be appreciated. If you need any other info let me know.
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