"RB" wrote in message ...
Another way to address this is to mask around the base of the toilet
then remove the toilet. Place a layer of plaster that is thick enough
to level the toilet (not dry wall mud) inside the masking tape. Replace
the wax gasket and reseat the toilet in the wet plaster. After
tightening down the toilet let the plaster harden (over night or a day)
and it will not rock.

This is particularly useful when the toilet is on tile that wasn't
installed properly (all tile top surfaces not co-planar.)

RB

DanG wrote:
Most plumbing stores are now stocking some very small white
plastic shims just made to shim toilet bases. You can also grout
pack them. To make everything look nice a bead of DAP wiped in
with a sponge will look quite professional.

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DanG

One problem with sealing a toilet to the floor is if a leak developes on the
bottom of the throne (gasket failure) you might not discover it till you
sustain floor damage.
"Dan Hartung" wrote in message
...

Another rental property question. (I always say that because the

rental

rehab we acquired had some *sloppy* el-cheapo construction.

Wherever I

can I try to improve as I fix.)

The city noted on its inspection a loose toilet (base). There

isn't any

obvious leak, and the nuts seem as tight as they can go, but it

rocks

front to back as much as 1/4".

Apparently there's a way to level toilets using "metal shims" --

is

there a special kind I should get? Does it matter that they're

metal

since it's on top of vinyl flooring and plywood beneath that? If

I shim

it should I seal using something like plumber's putty (or would

that

conceal and concentrate any rot?). If it isn't leaking, do I

need to

take the thing off and replace the wax seal, or should I just do

that

anyway?