I've checked with a few experienced people on this one, but am looking for insight from others as well.
In the process of redoing basement bathroom (new tile, new sink, etc) and when I took off the toilet, the old closet bolts sheared off - nice and rusty. Those old bolts were put right into the concrete. I have everything cleaned up to put in a new closet flange (4" twist-n-set), but it turns out the drain pipe is not perpendicular to the concrete. It's a few degrees off so the closet flange won't sit flush with the floor when it's tightened.
I've been given several different solutions (new closet bolts anchored into concrete, attach the flange tight but not quite flush) but am wondering what others think. When I take the rubber gasket off the flange, it will sit flush, so part of me is wondering if there's something else that could be used to create a seal between the flange and pipe. Then I would just have to anchor it to the floor (without stripping any tapcons...that's a whole other issue). Thanks for any insight.
In the process of redoing basement bathroom (new tile, new sink, etc) and when I took off the toilet, the old closet bolts sheared off - nice and rusty. Those old bolts were put right into the concrete. I have everything cleaned up to put in a new closet flange (4" twist-n-set), but it turns out the drain pipe is not perpendicular to the concrete. It's a few degrees off so the closet flange won't sit flush with the floor when it's tightened.
I've been given several different solutions (new closet bolts anchored into concrete, attach the flange tight but not quite flush) but am wondering what others think. When I take the rubber gasket off the flange, it will sit flush, so part of me is wondering if there's something else that could be used to create a seal between the flange and pipe. Then I would just have to anchor it to the floor (without stripping any tapcons...that's a whole other issue). Thanks for any insight.