How To Install A Toilet Flange On Cement Floor

Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl this technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange.

How to install a toilet flange on cement floor.

The flange should be placed over the pipe so it lays flat against the concrete floor. This is basically a durable plastic ring which fits over the drainage pipe to create a place where the toilet can gain solid purchase. The floor flange is a durable ring that fits over the drainage pipe creating a solid foundation for the toilet. There are two options this step.

Screw down the flange with a masonry drill and then fit the heads of locking bolts into the grooves on the flange. Next install a new wax ring. If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far. Line the bolts up on the sides of the bowl and gently place the toilet on the repaired flange and press to the floor.

With the drainage pipe ready the floor flange must be installed. With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring. Screw the toilet flange onto the concrete. Use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab.

Pick up the toilet again bending at the knees and not the back.