Removing Toilet Flange Concrete Floor

When removing the toilet flange the methods used will vary depending on the type of material your flange is made from.

Removing toilet flange concrete floor. The floor waste would have a rubber seal under the concrete therefore i would assume the concrete is thin. If it doesnt come off easily then the whole pan would need to be broken up. You can chisel away this area with a hand chisel and hammer and it should break the concrete easily. Then remove the toilet by disconnecting the hoses and.

Fix the toilet flange on concrete floor. Do this before you try and take up the whole pan with an sds drill if you want to give that a go. Step 5 clean up around the bottom of the toilet and place the new wax ring on the repaired flange. To replace a toilet flange lay newspaper down on the floor around the toilet and turn off the water to the toilet before flushing and siphoning all of the water out of the bowl.

You will either need to break the pipe by cutting into it using a dremel tool or by breaking the glue bond between the pipes. 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. Just make sure you take really good care not to damage your floor tiles if you are not replacing them. Slip the repair flange spanner under the broken toilet flange but put one of the toilet bolts through the hole in the spanner first in order to easily reinstall the toilet.

With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring. If the pipes are glued together then you should be able to use solvents to break the bond. 1 shut off the water to the toilet disconnect the supply hose from the toilet. If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far.