On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:46:20 -0400, Blattus Slafaly
wrote:

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

Set the toilet down, draw a line around the base. Remove the toilet and
tile around the drain and extend beyond the edge of the base and level
the tiles by taping them. After it's dry, put on the wax ring and toilet
and bolt it down. Later on you can tile the rest of the floor.


I want to leave the floor as is--concrete sealed with sealed epoxy for
easy cleaning. The floor is smooth, but there is a floor crack
(1/8" wide) running right through the middle of the PVC toilet drain,
causing the unevenness. I tried temporarily leveling the toilet with
a roof shingle near the rear of the base (that worked). I'm leaning
toward the toilet shims (if I can find these) since I don't have an
easy way to grind the floor level.