Newbie here but I'm hoping to lean on some more experienced guides for some advice. Our first remodel and the tile guys put the tile in the bathroom at the same level as the old flange.
The flange has one of the bolts broken clean off and is clearly very rusty.
There's a concrete base slab below.
The pipe and flange are both very cast-iron looking and I can' not figure out how this is assembled. I've reviewed the normal flange assemblies and the more complex ones, even the lead caulking method with the molten seal. I don't think that's what I'm up against though, the second image helps show that.
The toilet I'm putting in is a Toto Aquia II dual flush that sits on the flange but doesn't bolt down to it. Instead, there are mounting blocks in the back.
Here's the product page and the install manual:
And a guide video from This Old House: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20282759,00.html
I don't really want to remove this old flange if I don't have to. My plan at this moment is to use this brass flange over top of the old flange, bolting it down, and then putting the wax ring over them. This will also raise the the flange height a bit more to what it should be in the process.
I don't know what lives under the flange besides concrete and I haven't been able to figure out how the flange and the iron pipe are attached, so this is the most reasonable solution I have found. It'd be great to chisel up the thing and replace it completely, but I'm not sure that's really necessary. Can I get a few opinions or suggestions?
Thank you,
Bo
The flange has one of the bolts broken clean off and is clearly very rusty.
There's a concrete base slab below.
The pipe and flange are both very cast-iron looking and I can' not figure out how this is assembled. I've reviewed the normal flange assemblies and the more complex ones, even the lead caulking method with the molten seal. I don't think that's what I'm up against though, the second image helps show that.
The toilet I'm putting in is a Toto Aquia II dual flush that sits on the flange but doesn't bolt down to it. Instead, there are mounting blocks in the back.
Here's the product page and the install manual:
And a guide video from This Old House: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20282759,00.html
I don't really want to remove this old flange if I don't have to. My plan at this moment is to use this brass flange over top of the old flange, bolting it down, and then putting the wax ring over them. This will also raise the the flange height a bit more to what it should be in the process.
I don't know what lives under the flange besides concrete and I haven't been able to figure out how the flange and the iron pipe are attached, so this is the most reasonable solution I have found. It'd be great to chisel up the thing and replace it completely, but I'm not sure that's really necessary. Can I get a few opinions or suggestions?
Thank you,
Bo
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