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Default Toilet - Round two pieces vs one piece toilet

Arpil wrote:
I'm thinking to replace my standard round two pieces toilet in the
guest bathroom with one piece Briggs elongated toilet.

I don't know anything about this so please bear with me. The spare
bathroom is tiny. When the tile man removed the toilet to install the
tiles, there was a big nasty hole there. I'd like to know if the new
one piece would fit right in that hole.

How do I know for sure it will fit? Do I need to measure from the
center of the hole to the wall (yuck!)? Just don't want to carry that
thing home and it doesn't fit.

Thanks for all your input.
April



You measure from the center of the flange (hole) to the surface of the
wall. It's probably 12 inches. There are also 10" rough-in toilets (I
think that's the measure) if a standard 12" won't fit. Last time I was
looking at flanges at HD, I think I saw some offset flanges that would add
2 inches to the rough-in distance.

BTW, you need to cover the hole with a margarine tub lid or something --
keep sewer gas out of your house, and keep things from falling down the hole.

Best regards,
Bob