Do you remove the toilet to tile a bathroom?

Answer 1

Yes absolutely, to do it correctly. Once you remove the toilet bowl, you need to tile up to the sewage pipe, making sure the grout and tiles are level, after you have removed the old wax ring. After the new tile has dried completely, grout and all, then before you replace the bowl, put in a new wax ring.
Again make sure toilet is level, across the top of the bowl, and screw on nuts and bolts. This way the toilet bowl will be on top of the tile and correctly installed, easier to clean around, etc.

Answer 2

Yes...and glad to see a unanimous vote (so far)! One more thing: if the new floor will be having cement backerboard laid down under the tile, and/or depending on how thick the new tile is, you may find that the top of the old toilet flange in the floor is far enough BELOW the top of the new tile that a new wax ring won't be enough to make a good seal under the toilet...but not to worry: the home centers and good hardware stores sell a variety of flange retrofit products. What you'll be looking for is a ring of sufficient thickness to bridge the difference between the new floor height and how far below it the old flange is now. You might also find that the old flange is broken, cracked, etc., so be prepared to find a surprise when you 'pull" the toilet before installing the tile. Consider buying a new water supply line from the wall to the toilet, too, And think about running a bead of caulk around the perimeter of the toilet once you re-set on the new floor, but leave a gap about 1 1/2" or 2" gap at the rear.

Answer 3

Yes you do. You might need a different wax ring when you reinstall it. They sell them at home depot or Lowe's and they are taller than the standard ones and have a plastic insert. This is needed because the toilet has been raised by the tile. It makes a better seal and protects the nice new floor you have. Good luck.

Also if you don't remove it, and they grout around the toilet, when you do need to remove it the plumber or yourself might have to break some of the tile to get it up. Definitely remove it.

Answer 4

First, decrease off the water grant to the bathroom. There ought to be a cutoff valve close to the bathroom the place the water line comes into the bathing room. turn the knob till the water is thoroughly close off. in case you do not have a shutoff valve interior the bathing room, you will ought to go searching your place till you detect one for the biggest water line. There ought to be one on the water meter, too. After shutting off the water grant to the bathroom, flush the bathroom and make optimistic the water storage tank does no longer replenish. Then do away with all water from the storage tank, applying a sponge or towels or despite. additionally do away with extremely some the water from the bowl. next, detach the water line from the water storage tank. in many cases this includes unscrewing a nut. you are able to desire to be able to try this applying your palms, yet use a pair of pliers (heavily!) if mandatory. Have a towel reachable, as you will get slightly water seepage. in the journey that your water storage tank is a separate shape from the bathroom bowl, do away with the tank from the bathroom by unscrewing the two bolts interior the backside of the tank. you're able to desire a great flat-blade screwdriver. carry the tank up and set it aside. next, unscrew the two nuts --- one on the two factor of the bathroom---it quite is keeping the bathroom to the floor. there could be a disguise over each and every to develop off first. carry the bathroom heavily, shop it point so which you will no longer spill water, and take it away. sure, you will % a sparkling wax ring. do away with the previous stuff and positioned on the hot one merely beforehand reinstalling the bathroom. Your ironmongery shop would have 2 or 3 sizes of rings, so attempt to verify what length you % beforehand you bypass procuring. good success! that's not annoying to do away with a bathroom---quite! I tiled a a million/2 tub final year and it became out quite properly. The cement board prep paintings replaced into the toughest section.

Answer 5

YES... and all the answer so far have given good advice. One more thing... be sure to stuff an old towel in the pipe leading to the sewer while the toilet is off the floor. Foul smelling and dangerous gases down there!

Answer 6

Without a doubt, making all those cuts all around the toilet base is time consuming, tedious and never looks as neat. Make sure you don't cover the floor flange.

Answer 7

Yes definetly, because down the road you may get a different style of toilet which doe snot have exactly the same base.

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

I would. It.s easier than cutting all the tile to fit around it. Also it will result in a neater appearance when done.

Answer 10

Yes, I've done two.