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Question. How can I re-install a commode where the iron flange is about 3/4" to 1" too high?
I have got a condominium under contract for purchase. The commode was tilted over to the right. I thought it had rotten wood underneath.
The seller and myself went around and around over the bathroom floor issue. The contract says that the seller is to repair the bathroom floor at no cost to the buyer - so I am covered on the issue. I just about cancelled or walked away from the contract.
Finally, the seller removed the commode and part of the finish floor and sub-floor. The wood looks like it's in good shape. I think the floor joists are 2" x 10"s. One of the floor joists looks like it is oak wood. I am not sure but I think both floor joists that are visible in the pictures look like they may be oak wood.
Anyway, from what I can see from the bathroom floor the condo is built like a Sherman tank. If you look at the second picture on the right there is what looks like a 5/8" or 3/4" insulation board [so the condo below can't hear you walk on the floor]. Then there's a 5/8" or 3/4" plywood sub-floor. Then there's two layers of pressboard on top of that.
This development is called Cherokee at Westcliff. Here is the listing on Zillow:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5709-Lyons-View-Pike-APT-4306-Knoxville-TN-37919/41678743_zpid/
The flange for the commode is cast iron or steel. It's too high. The commode had a bead of caulk about 3/4" high around it before it was removed [see picture below].
A repair contractor that does a lot of work in this development says that the commode flanges in all of the condo units in this development are too high. They all have an extra layer of particle board [two layers of particle board instead of one] in order to compensate for the height of the iron flange.
What I want to do is make sure that I re-install the commode properly so that it does not leak or tilt over to one side.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
This condo development was built in the year 1969. The unit I have got under contract is the top unit in the picture below.
Thanks..
Question. How can I re-install a commode where the iron flange is about 3/4" to 1" too high?
I have got a condominium under contract for purchase. The commode was tilted over to the right. I thought it had rotten wood underneath.
The seller and myself went around and around over the bathroom floor issue. The contract says that the seller is to repair the bathroom floor at no cost to the buyer - so I am covered on the issue. I just about cancelled or walked away from the contract.
Finally, the seller removed the commode and part of the finish floor and sub-floor. The wood looks like it's in good shape. I think the floor joists are 2" x 10"s. One of the floor joists looks like it is oak wood. I am not sure but I think both floor joists that are visible in the pictures look like they may be oak wood.
Anyway, from what I can see from the bathroom floor the condo is built like a Sherman tank. If you look at the second picture on the right there is what looks like a 5/8" or 3/4" insulation board [so the condo below can't hear you walk on the floor]. Then there's a 5/8" or 3/4" plywood sub-floor. Then there's two layers of pressboard on top of that.
This development is called Cherokee at Westcliff. Here is the listing on Zillow:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5709-Lyons-View-Pike-APT-4306-Knoxville-TN-37919/41678743_zpid/
The flange for the commode is cast iron or steel. It's too high. The commode had a bead of caulk about 3/4" high around it before it was removed [see picture below].
A repair contractor that does a lot of work in this development says that the commode flanges in all of the condo units in this development are too high. They all have an extra layer of particle board [two layers of particle board instead of one] in order to compensate for the height of the iron flange.
What I want to do is make sure that I re-install the commode properly so that it does not leak or tilt over to one side.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
This condo development was built in the year 1969. The unit I have got under contract is the top unit in the picture below.
Thanks..