How To Fix A Toilet On An Uneven Floor

How to fix a wobbly toilet on an uneven floor.

How to fix a toilet on an uneven floor.

Fix your loose wobbling or rocking toilet in 2 minutes using less than 2 dollars. Before you know it you ll be flushing your cares away uneven floor or not. If your toilet is wobbly or loose but not leaking this quick fix might be just what you need. Underneath the toilet base is a round toilet flange that connects the toilet to the drain pipe.

First set the toilet in place without the wax ring and square it up to the wall. Roll up your sleeves and put your knee pads back on. In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey explains how to fix a wobbly toilet. However even a small tilt of the toilet on an uneven floor can cause problems.

If the flange is a little higher than the surrounding flooring the toilet. 2 flush toilet and hold down the lever to empty tank. Remove the toilet and turn it on its side. Toilets usually rock because they are not resting flush against the floor.

1 turn off water to toilet by closing shut off valve. Then make an outline of the toilet on the floor with masking tape. There are two options this step. Not as uncommon as you might think installing a toilet on an uneven floor will take a few hardware items and some common household tools.

Next install a new wax ring. Replacing a toilet requires no plumbing skills or special tools and can be done in under two hours. 3 sop up remaining water from tank and bowl with sponge or turkey baster.