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In the next few weeks I'll be putting down tile in the entry, kitchen and 2.5 baths. I have a question about putting it in the bathroom though. When I remove the toilet and put the tile down will I have to do any modifications to plumbing before putting the toilet back on? Will the bolts still have enough reach so I can tighten it down?

I always thought you were suppose to tile around the toilet and not underneath it. But what do I know, I only draw the houses not build them. lol.

Are you talking about ceramic tile or vinyl?Either way, really you should be OK. You might want to buy a "jumbo" wax seal to make sure you get enough of a seal with the flange. But your bolts should be fine. Brand new bolts are usually a good inch longer than you want them anyway and usually require cutting before the finish caps will fit.Simply put, you should be fine.

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »I always thought you were suppose to tile around the toilet and not underneath it. But what do I know, I only draw the houses not build them. lol. I've done it both ways. I can say this, it's a real mess when/if the wax seal fails and you just tiled around the toilet. Let's just say this, it's much easier to tell you have a leak when the water is running across the floor instead of under it.

I redid my wife's "powder" room on the main floor a couple years back and used a trick from a plumber friend and took two wax rings and molded them together to one big ring and it worked great. Tiling under the toilet makes for a very clean look. It is also a lot easier to reach the back corners with the toilet removed.I would only tile to the toilet base if I was using the 1x1 small tiles that are easy to use a crimper on.Good luckAndrew

http://terrylove.com/forums/That web page has all the info you will need to find what you SHOULD do when dealing with tile and plumbinghttp://terrylove.com/forums/sh...iling^^deals with what you want