A toilet flange connects the bottom of the toilet to the drainpipe in the floor of the bathroom.
Toilet flange 3 4 above floor.
There are two options this step.
The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when fully installed but when the flange sits even or below the floor the toilet can t properly recess into the flange.
Standard 4 x 3 flange.
The top of the flange where the toilet sits is wider with a 4 inch diameter while the bottom part which goes into the drainpipe is 3 inch in diameter.
Actually this is a very simple process so now i will help you understand more about it so that you can do it yourself at home.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
Then you can get a 3 floor flange hub and glue it inside the 4 pipe.
Would a new toilet set on a flange that high without problems.
This is a uniform toilet flange meaning that the top and bottom diameters are both 3 inch.
If you have a basement you should be able to lower the the flange.
I just changed a toilet in the master bath.
This is very important.
The spacers included are covenient for lifting the flange to the finished floor level when needed.
It is a cast iron flange over lead pipe and just below led drains cut in that come from the sink and tub.
The inward seal eliminates the need for a wax ring and provides an hermetic seal to the toilet horn.
This particular toilet flange was 5 8 above the floor level.
Next install a new wax ring.
Most toilet flanges have a standard 4 x 3 inch size.
When a toilet is leaking from the base you may need to replace your toilet flange.
I found that the flange was almost 3 4 higher than the tile.
Additional seals on the sleeve seal to the interior of the pipe.
As a result the toilet may wobble or leak at the base.
And the replace would be about the same 3 4 subfloor 1 4 hardibacker 1 4 tile 1 8 or so for thinset.
Needless to say this makes a stability and caulking a major problem.
The flexon flange is the best new solution to install or replace a toilet flange.
This might help you if you are trying to set a toilet with a high flange.
Ok now if the flange is 4 pipe is 4 then take an inside cutter and cut off the flange.