Replace Toilet Flange Concrete Floor

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.

Replace toilet flange concrete floor.

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. Step 5 clean up around the bottom of the toilet and place the new wax ring on the repaired flange. 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. Next install a new wax ring.

When the subfloor is concrete as is often the case with basement bathrooms or other slab foundation situations replacing the flange is no easy matter since it can be quite hard to drill holes in concrete to secure the new flange.