Patcs2
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I'm new here...lucky for me, I found the forum just as I'm starting a bathroom renovation. I see several threads dealing with toilet falnge questions, but can't find the answer to my particular question (either that or I didn't recognize the answer when I saw it...always a possibility).
The old tile floor was set on a one inch high mortar bed laid on the the concrete slab. The new tile will be put down in thinset over a 40 mil anti-crack membrane. That's going to leave me with a high-rise toilet flange sitting about 3/4" over the top of the tile once it's laid.
The flange in there now is 4" across at the top, but narrows to 3" and sits inside a 4" drain pipe. Both the flange and the drain appear to be ABS (house was built in 1976) and are cemented together tight. The 4" drain was very jaggedly chipped away to open the stubout for the original flange installation. Cutting the flange off flush with the slab would leave the last inch or so of it cemented inside the 4" drain pipe. How do I go about getting this thing out so I can drop a new flange in once I've got the new tile laid?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Pat
The old tile floor was set on a one inch high mortar bed laid on the the concrete slab. The new tile will be put down in thinset over a 40 mil anti-crack membrane. That's going to leave me with a high-rise toilet flange sitting about 3/4" over the top of the tile once it's laid.
The flange in there now is 4" across at the top, but narrows to 3" and sits inside a 4" drain pipe. Both the flange and the drain appear to be ABS (house was built in 1976) and are cemented together tight. The 4" drain was very jaggedly chipped away to open the stubout for the original flange installation. Cutting the flange off flush with the slab would leave the last inch or so of it cemented inside the 4" drain pipe. How do I go about getting this thing out so I can drop a new flange in once I've got the new tile laid?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Pat
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