Tighten Toilet To Floor

This is not uncommon.

Tighten toilet to floor.

If you are going to paint. Is it solidly planted on the floor or does it rock. As long as your loose toilet doesn t have a broken flange you can usually tighten the bolts with a crescent wrench to resolve the problem but don t overdo it or the porcelain may break. Stop tightening once the toilet sits securely.

Your rocking toilet. Check the level of the toilet. 14 tighten nuts on closet bolts. Check the condition of the flange.

Check the flange bolt at each side of the toilet using a pair of pliers or a small wrench. 17 check to make sure toilet is tight to floor and doesn t rock. Tighten the nuts onto the new bolts. Gently lay the toilet on its side or back and clean.

If a bolt is loose tighten it slowly just until it is snug. Just make sure the flange is flush tight with the top of the floor otherwise your toilet will wobble. Pry off the two plastic bolt caps located one on each side of your toilet base. Follow the easy instructions that come with your product being sure to tighten each of the four bolts a little at a time so the rubber gasket goes down evenly around the bend pipe.

You can go ahead and make sure you turn off the water disassemble those bolts pull the toilet off of the floor replace that wax seal. Sit on the toilet and transfer your weight in all directions to help seat the wax ring correctly. 15 trim bolts with hacksaw. Check the mounting bolts.

16 install bolt caps over the closet bolts. Test fit the toilet over the flange. Replace that wax seal and then reattach the toilet to the floor using those new bolts. All repairs on floor and walls must be complete and all glues caulks or grouts dry.

As long as you re doing some work you might as well make sure it s nice and tightened up. In this video i show you how to fix a shaking or wobbly toilet. The mounting bolts attach your toilet to a flange a sturdy ring of plastic or metal.