AboutCarolyn Expertise I have worked in Electrical Engineering for 27 years in power distribution, but I am a handy homeowner more than anything else and have a lot of skills when it comes to home repairs. Bathroom remodeling, flooring, painting, reconditioning old wood items, plumbing, car repairs and troubleshooting most problems. I think of myself more of a teacher than someone that is going to tell you exactly what you have to do, but I will share as much info as I have to help get your problem fixed, so if you are not interested in learning then don't ask me a question or rate me if you don't like my answers. To me, it is all about the journey so lets share the trail for a short ride and see where it takes us!
I also want to give thanks to both my Mom, who has passed and my Dad, who raised us with the "Can Do" attitude and instowed such confidence in not only my life but everyone that ever came in contact with them.
You can do anything that you set our minds too if only you can break it down into pieces and just tackle one piece at a time, for the rest will fall into place.
Experience My greatest accomplishment was finishing my first bathroom upgrades in my first home which helped me to sell my home is less than 3 days by myself with a For Sale By Owner sign and no more. Plus I got $10,000 more for it in just 4 years of owning it, now that is great equity.
Question I've installed ceramic tile in an existing half-bath. I removed the toilet. I noticed that the flange was about 1/2" below the surrounding concrete. It looks like the toilet was installed with 2 wax rings. I will use a flange extension to be flush with the new tile.
I bought a Kantleak wax ring with a plastic sleeve. I have to believe the sleeve will be pointed down after installation, but nothing says this.
It almost seems better to install the sleeved ring on the flange, then another ring [without sleeve] if one is needed, on the bottom of the toilet, and then set the toilet. Does all this make sense?
thanks
Answer Hey Tony, it does make sense! And that is common to use two wax rings for some situations like this. But make sure you have a helper to set the toilet down, I think it would be better to have both rings down before doing this though. The sleeve should go down into the drain without a question so you are right on that one too. Lining up the studs with the toilet was the difficult thing for me, I did mine solo and had a devil of a time with the studs moving around on me. Good Luck!
~Carolyn~
