Ok now if the flange is 4 pipe is 4 then take an inside cutter and cut off the flange.
Toilet flange 3 4 above floor.
A toilet flange connects the bottom of the toilet to the drainpipe in the floor of the bathroom.
Additional seals on the sleeve seal to the interior of the pipe.
It is a cast iron flange over lead pipe and just below led drains cut in that come from the sink and tub.
Next install a new wax ring.
I just changed a toilet in the master bath.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
When a toilet is leaking from the base you may need to replace your toilet flange.
This might help you if you are trying to set a toilet with a high flange.
And the replace would be about the same 3 4 subfloor 1 4 hardibacker 1 4 tile 1 8 or so for thinset.
Then you can get a 3 floor flange hub and glue it inside the 4 pipe.
The inward seal eliminates the need for a wax ring and provides an hermetic seal to the toilet horn.
Most toilet flanges have a standard 4 x 3 inch size.
I don t want to mess with them at all.
Needless to say this makes a stability and caulking a major problem.
This is very important.
As a result the toilet may wobble or leak at the base.
The flexon flange is the best new solution to install or replace a toilet flange.
I found that the flange was almost 3 4 higher than the tile.
This is a uniform toilet flange meaning that the top and bottom diameters are both 3 inch.
There are two options this step.
This particular toilet flange was 5 8 above the floor level.
Actually this is a very simple process so now i will help you understand more about it so that you can do it yourself at home.
Standard 4 x 3 flange.
Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl this technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange.
Would a new toilet set on a flange that high without problems.
If the pipe is 3 you would need a professional plumber to change the flange from above.
The top of the flange where the toilet sits is wider with a 4 inch diameter while the bottom part which goes into the drainpipe is 3 inch in diameter.