A question for you tiling buffs - re: bathroom toilet

accountingbod

Hi all

This may be a silly question but i have just lifted the old lino and WBP ply from my bathroom with a view to laying new ply down on the floorboards and then tiling over with porcelain tiles.

The new height of the floor will be slightly higher (perhaps 5-10mm) than the old owing to the thickness of the new tiles. It may be even more if i choose a thicker ply to sit under the tiles.

Is this a problem for plumbing in a new toilet?
My worry is that when i go to connect the toilet to the soil pipe it will be higher up and wont fit properly!

What should i consider/plan before i start tiling.

We have not bought a new toilet yet..

Many thanks.

mildred1978

Just get a flexi fit connector to connect the loo to the soil pipe. They ate concertina'd so they'll bridge most gaps.

phill99

I would support andrew-b. An offset rigid is a better fit. they come in a range of offsets aswell so the choice is yours.

keystone

mildred1978 wrote: »

Just get a flexi fit connector to connect the loo to the soil pipe. They ate concertina'd so they'll bridge most gaps.

Ha - you've obviously never had to replace one. Have you any idea how much ..... gets stuck in the corrugations and is never swept away. Ghastly, revolting things!!!

Agree with Andrew and Phil - use an offset rigid.

Cheers

mildred1978

keystone wrote: »

Ha - you've obviously never had to replace one. Have you any idea how much ..... gets stuck in the corrugations and is never swept away. Ghastly, revolting things!!!

Agree with Andrew and Phil - use an offset rigid.

Cheers

I have 4 loos in this house and 3 have flexi connectors, all replaced by us last year when they all got re-done. I was about 5 months pregnant and didn't suffer any ill effects. We actually have more issues with the rigid one we haven't gotten to yet.

accountingbod

Thanks guys. Rigid sounds good. I'll look in to that one next! Don't want corrugated poop!

Jaynne

andrew-b wrote: »

Sorry but why would anyone who is pregnant be changing pan connectors? That's just irresponsible.

Why what's the health risk apart from not washing your hands?

Jaynne

So what's the risk if you don't eat the effluent, wear gloves and don't aerosolise the material you're working with? Tiny otherwise you'd hear of plumbers dying left right and centre. There's a risk in crossing a road, catching a bus, eating, meeting people and everything we do yet we still get on with our lives and do them.

It sounds like you're creating a mountain out of a mole hill. What's next H&S legislation requiring office telephone sanitisers?

accountingbod

No legislation yet Jaynne but my company uses office telephone sanitation!
Ridiculous if you ask me, give me a wipe and i could do if need be i suppose.

I think if you have had a rat incident then you will obviously be more wary but to be honest!

Jaynne

accountingbod wrote: »

No legislation yet Jaynne but my company uses office telephone sanitation!
Ridiculous if you ask me, give me a wipe and i could do if need be i suppose.

I think if you have had a rat incident then you will obviously be more wary but to be honest!

Two words "B Ark"

keystone

Jaynne wrote: »

It sounds like you're creating a mountain out of a mole hill.

No you are. They are just horrid things altogether and from a plumbing perspective a pretty poor fit. Simple as that.

What's next H&S legislation requiring office telephone sanitisers?

Don't push your luck or give any busybodies out there ideas!

Cheers