DOH - messed that one up...

MORPH3US

Anything to save money, I do most of my DIY myself...

Just fitting some laminate in the bathroom, unscrewed the toilet so I could slide a bit pf paper underneath, draw round it and then I have a template...

Screwing the toilet back down and screwed it too tight leaving a MASSIVE CRACK in the toilet :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Now my £60 new bathroom floor is going to cost me £60 for a new toilet.. but £100 - £200 to get someone to fit it!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Why me?!?!

Any MSE'ers ever fitted a toilet themselves? Easy or difficult?

Gutted

barrymung

Easy to fit. Main prob is getting the pipes to line up with the new pan (Probably slightly different places).

barrymung

Info here that might be useful:

http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/bathroom.htm

MORPH3US

barrymung wrote: »

Easy to fit. Main prob is getting the pipes to line up with the new pan (Probably slightly different places).

Cheers Barry...

The toilet I have seen in B&Q is only £60 but its slimline when the one I have now isn't.

So looks like the pipes WILL need moving slightly... any idea how easy this is to do?

M

sprob

You could try using flexi couplers - these are available really cheaply from Screwfix - see if there is a Trade counter depot in your area, it should not be a problem so long as you can match the threads at the pan end , the other end is usually a pushfit onto the 15mm (original) copper pipe, its a piece of cake, otherwise try compression fittings and just cut the 15mm copper pipe to suit, done it either way on many occasions

sprob

BTW dont go to B&Q or any other so-called DIY outlet they are way to expensive - I pay just over £2 for a pair of 15mm couplers - they a more than this EACH at B&Q et al

HugoSP

You may find that the B and Q toilet cistern lacks the holes to secure it to the wall at the back.

In this case use silicone sealent to stick it to the wall.

thescouselander

To prevent a repeat of the same incident you can get screws with little plastic inserts that act as a cushion between the screw head and toilet pan. Should be able to get these from Screwfix or B&Q

Avoriaz

MORPH3US wrote: »

..and screwed it too tight leaving a MASSIVE CRACK in the toilet :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: ..

I am resisting the temptation to make the obvious jokes.

Is it possible to repair the crack?

If it is just the base support that has cracked and not the pan itself, then leakage won’t be a problem.

With care you might be able to disguise the crack so that it is not very visible.

Our downstairs toilet has had a long thin crack in it for 13 years. We think a careless builder kicked it with his feet when we were having work done. We only really notice it if we look for it and we have never bothered about it.

Depending on how and where it has cracked, (presumably around the screw hole), you might get away with a repair.