Convert Floor Drain To Toilet

If the floor drain grate cannot be removed a piece of inner tube that is larger than the hole can be used to plug the drain.

Convert floor drain to toilet.

I am installing an acrylic shower unit the center of the shower drain falls exactly on the lip of the housing of the floor drain and due to space limitations the shower unit cannot be moved to line up exactly with the floor drain. Place the inner tube on the floor surrounding the drain and cover it with a piece of plywood or solid board to hold it in place. Drill a 5 inch hole in the floor using a drill and hole saw at the flange center mark you made. You will need to install a u shaped trap to prevent sewage fumes from returning to the home.

The configuration depends upon your bathroom layout and the direction of the floor joists but connect the sink drain to the toilet drain within 6 feet of the toilet if possible. The acutal floor drain will be. Open the floor up from the drain and little to one side. If your previous installers used the minimum rather than running 3 inch pipe you will need to replace the connecting pipe between the flange for the toilet drain on the floor and the horizontal or.

Floor drain and toilet are in direct line with lift station lav is not. Protect your bathroom floor by laying old towels around the base of the toilet. The toilet flange is the fitting that attaches the toilet to the drain line. Fully lift the toilet seat cover and toilet seat toward the front of the toilet tank to protect them from potential.

Cut the 4 inch toilet drain pipe back about 12 inches from the elbow below the location of the old flange with the reciprocating saw. Place the flange in the hole and turn it so the flange toilet bolt holes are directly at the sides.