How to install a toilet yourself

Installing a toilet is a serious stage in the overhaul of a toilet. If you do not know how to install a toilet, but decided to do this work with your own hands, then keep in mind that this is not the most enjoyable task, and even the slightest flaws in its implementation can lead to serious consequences. An improperly installed toilet can begin to leak, and the apartment runs the risk of being filled with the smell of sewers. The sad consequences can affect the neighbors below. To avoid these problems, use the following tips to help you install the toilet.

What materials and tools will be required for installation

Before proceeding with the installation, purchase the necessary tools and materials.

You will need:

• Hammer or hammer drill;
• Adjustable wrench;
• Screwdrivers;
• Hammer;
• Spanners;
• Sanitary sealant (if the toilet is colored, select a sealant for its color);
• Gun for extruding sealant;
• Flexible eyeliner for water;
• Adapters for threads at the joints;
• Flax sanitary or FUM tape;
• Cement composition of quick solidification;
• Putty knife;
• White paper tape (if the toilet is installed on a dark tile);
• Thin marker (required for marking holes);
• Fasteners for attaching the toilet to the floor (if it is not included with the toilet).

Also make rags and buckets. This work is dirty, so it will be difficult to do without these auxiliary materials.

Preparatory work and dismantling of the old toilet

Turn off the water before disassembling, disconnect the flexible eyeliner and drain the water. Unfasten the drain tank. If it does not lend itself well, you can carefully break it with a hammer. The old toilet, fixed to the cement, you also have to break. This will require a hammer drill and hammer. Do this in the place of attachment to the floor.

Work carefully so as not to clog the sewer system. Carefully clean the socket of the cast-iron sewer, usually rust and dirt accumulate on it. Coat the adapter sleeve with sanitary sealant or fum tape and install it in the socket. Close the sewer pipe with any improvised material so that you do not interfere with odors during operation.

Next, remove the old wooden planks with a nail clipper and fill the void with a cementitious compound. Align everything with a spatula.

Toilet installation

How to install a toilet with your own hands? All the complex work was left behind. Now you need accuracy and care. Do not forget about the rule "measure seven times ...". It’s better to tinker longer than to do alterations later. If the old toilet was attached with screws, you can install a new one in the old place. If the holes are too wide for new bolts, it is better to cement them and drill new ones.

The installation technology is as follows:

• Put on a planned place a new product;
• At the bottom of it there are holes for attaching to the floor. With a thin marker, make markings on the floor;
• Clean the toilet;
• Drill holes;
• Insert the dowels;
• Put the toilet in place;
• Insert the bowl outlet all the way into the corrugation. Turn it so that the toilet bowl rises evenly and the mounting holes coincide;
• Fix to the floor with screws with plastic washers.

Before tightening the bolts, grease them with grease or other grease so that they do not rust.

Installing a toilet in a private house

How to install a toilet in a private house? If a sewage system is installed and water supply is connected, the technology of work is the same. Usually in a private house, the floor is made of boards. How to install a toilet on a wooden floor?

To do this, take a thick board - taffeta. It is treated with a protective compound to extend the service life and placed in a prepared-in-size recess. Then everything is poured together with a cement composition, after drying, proceed to installation.

If the floor surface is uneven, it is better to put a lining under the toilet so as not to damage it when tightening the screws. Linoleum or thin rubber is suitable as a lining. At the end of the work, cut the protruding ends with a clerical knife.

Installation of a hanging toilet

Hanging toilets are now popular. Their installation principle is slightly different. How to install a hanging toilet with installation? Installation consists of a frame, fasteners and a flush tank. If you want to attach the toilet to the wall, you need to choose a model with upper fasteners, they are fixed on the main wall of concrete or solid brick. Suspended models cannot be attached to drywall walls. In such cases, you need to choose the bottom fasteners. The installation also includes tanks and a flush button.

Installation work begins with the withdrawal of the sewer pipe. The installation is set using the building level so that the toilet is installed without incline. Then the frame is mounted using dowels. The frame design has extendable rods, so it is easily adjustable. The optimal height is selected empirically.

Installing the lid and seat on the toilet

After final installation, the seat and cover must be installed.

How to install a toilet seat. If you decide to buy a new seat, measure the dimensions of the toilet rim. Insert the supplied screws into the special holes in the seat and toilet bowl. Tighten the bottom of the nut carefully.

How to install the lid on the toilet? It is put without extra effort. Attach the cover first so that the fasteners fit into the grooves. Slide the structure slightly forward and tighten the nuts to secure the seat.

FAQ

How to install corrugation on the toilet? Do not stretch the corrugation after connecting to the sewer, otherwise you may lengthen it too much. Do this before inserting the corrugation into the toilet.

How to install a toilet on a tile with your own hands? For this you will need special ceramic drill bits. For reliable fixing to the floor, it is better to remove the glossy layer from the tile and grease it with cement mortar. You can also stick the toilet to the tile using special glue.

Toilet bowl flush mount

How to install a tank on the toilet? Usually, four bolts are used to secure the drain tank, which are screwed inside. The kit should also include a rubber gasket to protect against leakage.

Install the drain tank fittings in accordance with the attached instructions:

• Put the gasket, pre-lubricated with sealant, between the tank and the toilet;
• Tighten the nuts for the drain and filler valve by hand. To prevent it from turning, hold the valve. Check if the moving elements of the tank wall or each other touch. For reliability, the joints can be coated with a sanitary sealant;
• Install the tank cap and the drain button.

It is better to lubricate the tank mounting bolts with solid oil. If during operation the fittings fail, you will have to remove the tank. It will be very difficult to unscrew the rusty bolts.

In modern models, water inlet and outlet valves are mounted in a tank. After installation, connect the tank to the water supply system using a flexible connection.Fix the ends of the eyeliner to the water supply system and the tank in series.

Since it is not difficult to install a toilet in a house yourself, every man can do it. After installing it, it remains only to check whether the work is performed correctly.

The final stage: checking the functioning of the system

Upon completion of work, check the quality of work performed:

• Inspect all items for leaks. If they are found, unscrew the bolts, treat the joints with sealant, carefully tighten the nuts;
• type in a tank of water and drain. Adjust according to instructions the amount of water to be drained;
• install the seat;
• seal the toilet joints with the floor so that there are no gaps.

If everything works fine, does not leak anywhere, there are no extraneous odors, which means that you managed to install the toilet with your own hands. You can use it a day after installation, so that the sealant thoroughly grasps.