mtnbiker3000
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Having a couple of issues re-setting this toilet. The new floor is tile on top of cement board on top of a concrete slab. The finished floor height is very close to what it was before (within 1/16th inch). There is no wood sub-floor. So, I need to:
1. Figure out a way to secure the toilet to the floor (see pic). Keep in my mind that the floor is tile / cement board / concrete slab – no wood sub-floor. And, I must also secure the bolts on the back of the toilet (2) to the wall mounted flange at the same time as the floor (2) bolts / studs / ??? These floor mount holes will need to be a precise drilling or else all four bolts won’t line up. How do account for the squish of the ring to precisely mark for the floor bolts?
2. Determine if this is the proper wax ring for this application. It is a standard Home Depot #3. Seems like the plastic flange is a bit small compared to the wall pipe and doesn't create a snug fit. Does this look like the right wax ring? Is there a special ring I don’t know about? This toilet config. & equipment is from 1972.
No plumbers in the area have ever seen this type of install before and are of little or no help.
Lastly, the drain from my clothes washer seems to back flow though this drain pipe towards the toilet (moderate amount). Will this wax ring be a sufficient barrier to water flowing in both directions?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks,
1. Figure out a way to secure the toilet to the floor (see pic). Keep in my mind that the floor is tile / cement board / concrete slab – no wood sub-floor. And, I must also secure the bolts on the back of the toilet (2) to the wall mounted flange at the same time as the floor (2) bolts / studs / ??? These floor mount holes will need to be a precise drilling or else all four bolts won’t line up. How do account for the squish of the ring to precisely mark for the floor bolts?
2. Determine if this is the proper wax ring for this application. It is a standard Home Depot #3. Seems like the plastic flange is a bit small compared to the wall pipe and doesn't create a snug fit. Does this look like the right wax ring? Is there a special ring I don’t know about? This toilet config. & equipment is from 1972.
No plumbers in the area have ever seen this type of install before and are of little or no help.
Lastly, the drain from my clothes washer seems to back flow though this drain pipe towards the toilet (moderate amount). Will this wax ring be a sufficient barrier to water flowing in both directions?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks,