Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one, only to
find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the wall, leaving a
40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of taking the
pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do I just use an
extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

Thanks in advance.


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Simon Taylor

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On 2017-01-25, Simon T wrote:
Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one,
only to find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the
wall, leaving a 40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of
taking the pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do
I just use an extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

I've always done the latter. I've used rubber bungs or 22mm water pipe
as spacer before now. You can also screw a batten to the wall & fix
the cistern to that.


I used a sandwich of pasterboard - cut small to be hidden but big enough
to take the load.

On 25/01/17 17:03, Simon T wrote:
Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one, only
to find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the wall,
leaving a 40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of taking
the pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do I just
use an extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

Thanks in advance.



Put a wooden batten along the back. Say 40mm thick by 50mm for the full
width minus an inch on each end.

Sand it and make it nice. Paint it white.

Fix to wall and fix cistern to it with stainless screws.

From most angles you probably will not even notice it.

I've seen some spaced out in other peoples bathrooms, usually it
wassomethingthat looked a bit like the tiles themselves but in reality was
probably chipboard faced with something or other.
Brian

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On 2017-01-25, Simon T wrote:
Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one, only
to
find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the wall, leaving a
40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of taking
the
pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do I just use an
extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

I've always done the latter. I've used rubber bungs or 22mm water pipe
as spacer before now. You can also screw a batten to the wall & fix the
cistern to that.

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On 1/25/2017 5:28 PM, Tim Watts wrote:
On 25/01/17 17:03, Simon T wrote:
Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one, only
to find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the wall,
leaving a 40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of taking
the pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do I just
use an extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

Thanks in advance.



Put a wooden batten along the back. Say 40mm thick by 50mm for the full
width minus an inch on each end.

Sand it and make it nice. Paint it white.

Fix to wall and fix cistern to it with stainless screws.

From most angles you probably will not even notice it.

+1

Thanks for the speedy replies everybody

Popped out to Wickes and got a length of 38x60mm CLS studwork timber (only
£3)

Have cut it to length and given it a quick coat of white undercoat/primer
and am letting it dry overnight.

Will fit that to the wall tomorrow and finish plumbing everything in, then
will give the visible parts of it a coat of white gloss and all should be
good.

Thanks again.


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On 25/01/17 21:35, Simon T wrote:
Thanks for the speedy replies everybody

Popped out to Wickes and got a length of 38x60mm CLS studwork timber
(only £3)

Have cut it to length and given it a quick coat of white
undercoat/primer and am letting it dry overnight.

Will fit that to the wall tomorrow and finish plumbing everything in,
then will give the visible parts of it a coat of white gloss and all
should be good.

Thanks again.




Pictures when you've done it?

"Simon T" Wrote in message:
Thanks for the speedy replies everybody

Popped out to Wickes and got a length of 38x60mm CLS studwork timber (only
£3)

Have cut it to length and given it a quick coat of white undercoat/primer
and am letting it dry overnight.

Will fit that to the wall tomorrow and finish plumbing everything in, then
will give the visible parts of it a coat of white gloss and all should be
good.

Thanks again.



See how it looks/feels in the morning but you may like to sand &
prep it a bit more before you entomb it behind the bog (just for
ease of access for a good finish before final install)


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On Wednesday, 25 January 2017 17:03:54 UTC, Simon T wrote:
Am currently installing a new bathroom suite.

Removed the old toilet to tile behind it. Went to fit the new one, only to
find the new tank is a lot smaller and doesn't touch the wall, leaving a
40mm gap (or thereabouts).

Can't push the toilet pan back any further. So, is it a case of taking the
pan back off and cutting the soil pipe back by 40mm, or do I just use an
extra long screw and some sort of spacer?

If it's not close coupled, you need a new longer (horizontally) flush pipe. Cut to suit.

replying to Tim Watts, Freddiemac1 wrote:
Im having the same problem in my en suite trying to fit new sink and toilet
but about 4 inch away from the wall . Have you any pics of yours finished
please cheers Paul

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