Toilet Install in basement - DIY

[@annmanzo]

this is what i needed to see, thanks. Took me going through 50 or more vid's before this one came up. The others had the flange already installed. I wanted to see it from cutting it down. thanks

[@insignia2543]

same tis a quality video!

[@moffatantony65]

Very helpful. Even my plumber could not figure out how to install the floor drainage toilet. This saved the day.

[@gregs_garage]

moffat antony I’m very happy to hear it helped you in some way

[@lawrencemclaughlin5795]

Pretty sure the issue you ran across with the 4th concrete screw was you hit a piece of metal re-rod bar. they lay that through out the concrete when they pour it. Great video BTW, very step by step, clear and to the point thanks!

[@JenniferWoellert]

Thanks for the very specific directions. Easier than I thought it would be!

[@tkub77]

Excellent video. Very instructional. This fits my exact scenario! Thank you

[@gregs_garage]

thanks. measure twice and cut once go slow you can do it.

[@christopherwheeler2451]

If you could not drill down you may have hit some of the rebar that is used to hold the concrete together.

[@GothicEchoT1]

Good comments. Great video in detail. Your 4th screw may have also meant you needed another bit. The bits get ate up fast in concrete. The same with metal I went throug cobalt bits changing out an old style balljoint. The rivets just are them up.

[@gregs_garage]

I think it hit rebar or a rock.

[@porchemasi]

if you had opportunity is it best to install the flange on the concrete floor or ontop of the finished tile floor?

[@gregs_garage]

probably both would work. May be cleaner to mount on finished floor rather than tiling around the flange.

[@gregorymorris8343]

Can the toilet be any closer too the shower

[@gregs_garage]

should there be a gap?

[@timagnello2634]

Are people still caulking around the base of the toilet and the ground? Very good video. I've never started a project from the beginning before. Does anyone know of a site I could go to that would help out? I want to do a bathroom downstairs and I'm starting from just the capped pipes coming from the floor?

[@gregs_garage]

Tim Agnello I don’t think you need to caulk around the bottom. For your project I would just start and tackle each problem as it comes. None of us were born knowing how to do any of this!

[@jamesc1283]

I was told once that if you do caulk, only do it around the sides and front - leave the back open. That way if you do develop a leak you’ll see it, and the water won’t be trapped under the toilet.

[@josephbrossett6918]

Could be a piece of rebar as to why you couldn't drill in the concrete.

[@gregs_garage]

maybe. Or a rock

[@god910]

We not talking about the kid jumping on the other kid’s face at 3:15?

[@gregs_garage]

Videos got merged on upload. I’m leaving it because that’s they type of activity that was reality upstairs when I did this video.

[@god910]

I love it! I just figured maybe you were seeing if anyone was paying attention. Hahaha

[@lukastor1127]

Another reason could be the you hit rocks that was mixed with concrete, I'm trying to do same thing and is a pain to go through the rocks...

[@gregs_garage]

either rebar or a rock. it is a pain and 20% of the time it seems to happen

[@jeffheyer7203]

This looks very similar to what my builder roughed in my basement. Did you already have a soil stack, or was it necessary to tie in to your existing stack?

[@drew2540]

was this a 4" pipe?

[@gregs_garage]

i think so. standard north american

[@sfret1]

Excellent. I used to teach in the military so every soldier could understand. Now, that's the way you did it. It's almost idiot proof (there's always one in the crowd)

[@gregs_garage]

thanks Jim! means a lot coming from you. I try to explain things in a linear way

[@drabigorspins]

That's scary. Yous need a new plumber

[@matthewodilibertom9662]

Is rebar in the cement.

[@gregs_garage]

yes. I wonder what happens if you shoot one of those gun nails into it?

[@sleepybot3905]

put the wax ring on the toilet not the flange. you want to guarantee a good seal.

[@gregs_garage]

figured it was easier on the ground. never had a leak doing it like this.

[@ospreycove]

Perfect! Thanks!!

[@DaveNanan]

Nice toilet install. Good choice of toilet too. I love american standard toilets. 😊

[@gregs_garage]

Thanks Dave. This was the cheapest toilet at Lowes, and also had the best reviews.

[@jacqueslebeau6696]

I wouldn't use glue for that connection. You may have to remove it in the future. Silicone might be a better choice.

[@gregs_garage]

what glue? That is a tube of silicone

[@MrBugman2525]

Could hit rebar

[@1joshjosh1]

Could have been a stupidly hard rock. Even a small super hard rock in the mix will stop the most determined concrete drill bit.

[@pathfinderon22s]

haha there is no side to side because u maxed out the flange. it could be twisted u just did that one little small part wrong i am plumber 55+ years

[@adambreheim4691]

Good video just think toilet is too close to shower.

[@gregs_garage]

there's only so much room....

[@DevSwe]

Holy shit, all I hear is the sniffling

[@gregs_garage]

pre-covid too

[@johnbrian118]

Noice!

[@grass519]

rock

[@overdriveeagle]

Had to stop watching because of all of the nose sniffling noises

[@gregs_garage]

I had Covid-16