2007-01-12 07:10:47 · 6 answers · asked by JULIE W 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Plastic toilet shims should do the trick. They should be located by the toilet repair items in your local hardware store. Don't use wood ones, they'll eventuality rot out. Then apply a silicone caulk made for kitchens and bathrooms, preferably same color as your toilet.
2007-01-12 07:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by fidel410 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all how level is your floor is it flat. take a straight edge on the floor find that out first. use a level or a steel edge. somewhere around 3 feet long 2 feet will even do. secondaly check the base of the toilet scrape any crap off if it is a used toilette.check the floor for any rot in the lumber if the wood is not sound replace it. thirdly make sure you get a new wax ring and get placed correctly. then push down on the toilett to seat it.then tighten down your screws. that should work for you. IMPORTANTif that still does not work your problem is probably that the pvc flange is situated to high.,leaving your toilet rocking on the pvc flange. I do not recomend you shim the toilett. get it right save yourself grief down the road.you can caulk around the base of the toilett but if you do and you have a leak you wont know. so i would advise you caulk the toilet base after you have used the toilet for a short while. check under the house and at the base of the toilet for water.
2007-01-12 16:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by jhdjkhblpk;mvhyf nbjhghbmnbjgb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about fitting to the floor snug, then sit on it with all your weight and kind of rock back & forth. This will push the toilet down more squishing the wax seal. Then tighten up the 2 bolts more. Every few days check the bolts and see if you can tighten them more. If this doesn't do it, then remove the wax seal and put down a new one.
2007-01-13 10:26:37 · answer #3 · answered by jepa8196 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wax ring? Do they use them any more? If your installation needs a wax ring at the toilet-to-plumbing joint there are different siizes available. See the guy at Lowe's or Home depot. PeeTee
2007-01-12 15:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after you bolt it to the ground you have to shim the edges till its snug and then run a good cualk bead around it
2007-01-12 15:19:22 · answer #5 · answered by porkchop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like everyone else said shims don't over tighten you will crack the porcelain
2007-01-12 19:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by Fred S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋