If your toilet is wobbly or loose but not leaking this quick fix might be just what you need.
How to fix a toilet on an uneven floor.
Next install a new wax ring.
First set the toilet in place without the wax ring and square it up to the wall.
1 turn off water to toilet by closing shut off valve.
Replacing a toilet requires no plumbing skills or special tools and can be done in under two hours.
Then make an outline of the toilet on the floor with masking tape.
3 sop up remaining water from tank and bowl with sponge or turkey baster.
If the flange is a little higher than the surrounding flooring the toilet.
Fix your loose wobbling or rocking toilet in 2 minutes using less than 2 dollars.
Over time the wobbling of a toilet bowl will damage the wax ring sealing the toilet drain to the drain flange attached to the bathroom floor.
Measure the depth and width of the gluing edge of the bowl.
Underneath the toilet base is a round toilet flange that connects the toilet to the drain pipe.
Before you know it you ll be flushing your cares away uneven floor or not.
In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey explains how to fix a wobbly toilet.
2 flush toilet and hold down the lever to empty tank.
How to fix a wobbly toilet on an uneven floor.
However even a small tilt of the toilet on an uneven floor can cause problems.
Not as uncommon as you might think installing a toilet on an uneven floor will take a few hardware items and some common household tools.
There are two options this step.
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