jaszd
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Alright here is my crapper flapper!
Installing a new toilet in a remodeled bathroom.
New closet flange sits above flooring and seats flush on top of floor....not uneven and is a standard thickness flange (rotating ring type).
New Foremost brand toilet will not seat on the closet flange as there are strengthening webs cast into the toilet, two slightly ahead and two behind the horn. Two of the webs that are closest to the mounting holes are interfering with the closet flange not allowing it to seat properly. Any advice?
My first thought was to put a masonry wheel on a grinder and trim back the webs so the flange will seat properly (I can see myself chipping the porcelain before I really get to chip the porcelain...actually crack it would be my luck)....or do I cut the closet flange to accept the webs however the bolt mounting slots in the flange are very close to the webs and I believe will be cut into on the outside edge; if I do this it will ultimately weaken the flanges ability to secure the toilet.
Any advice before I start cutting or grinding? I cannot take the toilet back as I bought it two years ago knowing I was going to renovate this bathroom down the road, it was a clearance item.....now I see why! Perhaps I will follow my co-workers advice and convert the new glass vessel sink I will be installing into a new age toilet bowl? He seems to think that is all vessel sinks are good for....he knows nothing!!!!!! Nothing I tell you!!!!!!!!!!
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Installing a new toilet in a remodeled bathroom.
New closet flange sits above flooring and seats flush on top of floor....not uneven and is a standard thickness flange (rotating ring type).
New Foremost brand toilet will not seat on the closet flange as there are strengthening webs cast into the toilet, two slightly ahead and two behind the horn. Two of the webs that are closest to the mounting holes are interfering with the closet flange not allowing it to seat properly. Any advice?
My first thought was to put a masonry wheel on a grinder and trim back the webs so the flange will seat properly (I can see myself chipping the porcelain before I really get to chip the porcelain...actually crack it would be my luck)....or do I cut the closet flange to accept the webs however the bolt mounting slots in the flange are very close to the webs and I believe will be cut into on the outside edge; if I do this it will ultimately weaken the flanges ability to secure the toilet.
Any advice before I start cutting or grinding? I cannot take the toilet back as I bought it two years ago knowing I was going to renovate this bathroom down the road, it was a clearance item.....now I see why! Perhaps I will follow my co-workers advice and convert the new glass vessel sink I will be installing into a new age toilet bowl? He seems to think that is all vessel sinks are good for....he knows nothing!!!!!! Nothing I tell you!!!!!!!!!!
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks