nac
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Greetings
Thanks everyone for such an informative forum. I've learned a great deal here and it's been a wonderful self-study resource!
Remodeling my own bathroom, first time. Enjoying the process so far. The old 1939 drain pipe and iron flange are in great shape, though the latter might need removal and replacement to put tile under. The centre of the drain is horizontally 14.5" from the (demolished) wall studs... Code says 15" separation from the new finished wall needed. Planned to put in a Toto Unifit toilet. Had a couple of questions:
(1) Is it best on inspection to raise the lack of 1" separation to the inspector and/or just fix it ahead of time? Is there such a thing as a 'grandfathered in' rule in such cases? I'd sooner not cut that big hunk of cast iron in the crawl space for sake of 1" of movement... messy job, but will do so if there's no alternative. What's there is perfectly functional.
(2) Does a toilet like the Guinevere have any horizontal flexibility in it - can one get by with rotating the fitting slightly to move the toilet 1" left, or is this a no-go? I've not seen one in person yet.
Thank you, Neil
Thanks everyone for such an informative forum. I've learned a great deal here and it's been a wonderful self-study resource!
Remodeling my own bathroom, first time. Enjoying the process so far. The old 1939 drain pipe and iron flange are in great shape, though the latter might need removal and replacement to put tile under. The centre of the drain is horizontally 14.5" from the (demolished) wall studs... Code says 15" separation from the new finished wall needed. Planned to put in a Toto Unifit toilet. Had a couple of questions:
(1) Is it best on inspection to raise the lack of 1" separation to the inspector and/or just fix it ahead of time? Is there such a thing as a 'grandfathered in' rule in such cases? I'd sooner not cut that big hunk of cast iron in the crawl space for sake of 1" of movement... messy job, but will do so if there's no alternative. What's there is perfectly functional.
(2) Does a toilet like the Guinevere have any horizontal flexibility in it - can one get by with rotating the fitting slightly to move the toilet 1" left, or is this a no-go? I've not seen one in person yet.
Thank you, Neil