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Default Installing offset closet flange


"Red Green" wrote in message
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Never installed an offset one.

Need to move a toilet away from the wall 1.5-2"" to meet the 12" spec from
finished wall. Waste is 3" PVC to basement. Best I can think of is to use
an offset flange which will give me what I need.

Question is in cutting the hole in the subfloor. Subfloor has been
replaced
with new. With std closet flange it's just a matter if locating proper
place and cut round hole to meet 3" soil pipe. Because of the offset it
seems the hole has to be cut oblong so it can be inserted then sit flush
(no pun intended). Is my figuring on track?


If you have a newly installed subfloor, why battle with an offset?
I would (if I had access to the underfloor) remove enough of a section of
drain pipe to patch in two couplers and a bit of pipe to extend the
distance. That way you can use a standard flange.
If you still have concerns about the old hole, shore up the underside of the
floor with a piece of 3/4 inch plywood. That'll give your flange something
to grab onto and strengthen the area.