How To Install Toilet Flange In New Concrete Floor

With the drainage pipe ready the floor flange must be installed.

How to install toilet flange in new concrete floor.

The flange should be placed over the pipe so it lays flat against the concrete floor. Lastly place the wax ring on the flange so that you can later install the toilet on the flange. Fit the flange over the pipe to place it 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. That s it you have successfully set up a new toilet flange on a concrete floor. Next install a new wax ring. With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring.

Screw down the flange with a masonry drill and then fit the heads of locking bolts into the grooves on the flange. Screw the toilet flange onto the concrete. To know about toilet flange installation on tile read the following section. Use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab.

If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far. 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. However installing the flange on a tile floor is different.