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Default Toilet installation

On Oct 13, 9:24*am, mike wrote:
On Oct 13, 8:56*am, Phisherman wrote:

I'm installing *a new toilet on a basement floor. *I lined up the
flange slots with the bowl holes and traced around the perimeter of
the toilet. * When dry-fitted It slightly rocks on the concrete floor..
I can remove small amounts of the concrete with a Dremmel tool. *Is
there an easier way than trial-and-error to determine the high points?
How is this usually done? * I'm guessing that this rocking has to be
eliminated before I can proceed with the install? *TIA


Go to the hardware store and ask for white toilet shims. *Lowe's
usually has them.


For example:
http://www.google.com/products?q=toilet+shims&hl=en