Today was a long-awaited day - installing the first toilet in the woodshop bathroom!
This PVC pipe has been through the floor since we poured concrete in the deck!
He used his special saw to cut the pipe flush to the floor...
Testing to make sure that the flange (stainless steel!) fit perfectly into the pipe...
In order to fasten the flange down, Jim first marked the locations on the floor...
We had to buy a special small diamond drill bit just to drill through the porcelain tile.
After he had drilled through the tile, he had to get out the hammer drill to drill through the concrete.
Vacuuming up all the concrete and tile dust...
After Jim got the flange to fit perfectly into the pipe, he first put primer on...
Then the glue...
Made sure it was a good tight seal...
Jim had bought a stainless steel flange so he also bought stainless steel tapcons to attach the flange to the floor...
Cutting out the plug in the flange...
Filing it down to make sure everything is smooth...
Wax ring on the toilet...
A little caulk on key places...
Then setting the toilet in place!
Making sure it's in the perfect spot...
Testing it out to make sure there are no leaks! We aren't going to connect the plumbing to the toilet yet. If we start putting water into the Pex tubing into an unheated structure, we could potentially have issues if things get too cold. So we'll wait on that part.
Tightening up the flush valve...
Attaching the tank...
Everything attached!!!
Jim filled the tank up with water and there are no leaks - so exciting! This sure has been a long time coming!!
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