How to install a toilet flange! Plus finishing up the bathroom flooring! #543

I discuss how I install toilet flanges for a rock solid mount and finish up the luxury vinyl plank flooring in the bathrooms.

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[supersabrosinho]

Not only are you a skilled tradesman, but you are also A GREAT TEACHER. Those 2 rarely come together. Instant subscriber

[joeguancial]

Thanks for taking the time to record your work. The tips you provided for drilling, and aligning the flange are priceless!

[randyriggs]

I am a plumber by trade, and you are right about setting the closet flange ABOVE the tile! Lots of people don't know. Good job 👍

[jlaf]

I've been plumbing for 20 years now. I've found that having the flange FLUSH with the finish floor is best, if not upto a 1/4" BELOW finish floor. Too many times I've found wax rings completely squished out and not providing any real seal to the flange, just porcelain to plastic, or they simply rock because the toilet is being pushed up by the flange and the base of the toilet isn't allowed to sit on the floor. I see there's at least one plumber in the comments saying to set the flange on the finish floor but I have to 100% disagree. You can always stack a flange higher, use a MaxWax ring, etc., but you can never make a flange lower.... In your case, I would have set the flange to the concrete tightly, then anchor with tapcons (the glue will NOT suffice to hold you toilet down). Your Johny bolts are pulling up on the flange as you tighten your toilet down, so you want to be pulling against the concrete, NOT the glue/plastic. THEN take you floor AROUND your flange with a 1/4" gap.
Having your flange above your floor, that you aren't supposed to pinch/weigh down seems counter productive to me.

...sorry I didnt start watching your channel earlier, since this was a year ago or so you get my best 20/20 hindsight. Any way, thanks for the vids, I enjoy this series a lot!

[Greybeardmedic]

I am not a Country boy, being from California, but I know good work when I see it. Thank you Kelley for my future installation.

[hrlee]

Your learned talents never ceases to amaze me. The floor looks super against the shower tile, You always pass on great information to your followers. Your attention to detail i amazing. Thanks Andrew for the great video.

[svtvdohc]

Best video I have found for not only installation but explanation.

[pampilgrim]

Hi, Andrew! You are amazing! Your skill set keeps me in awe. Your work is always precise and organized. The man can build a house. The man can hunt. The man can fish. The man can garden. I would say Miss Tiffany scored really big when she married you. You scored really big when you married her. She has her own distinct skill set as well. Well, I might also add that Bullet has a good life with the two of you.

[dragonbreath]

Thank you for throughly explaining this process. I’m just about to that stage of my flooring process. Great Job 👏

[LatrieceWilliams-oync]

In the state lots of things happen in strange public community places in the city town county but when they realize I've been with this lady all my youth and growth I think I'm staying

[toosweet]

I am just in "Awe" with your knowledge to know so much...you do such awesome work...another great video..

[fl]

that is the BEST instructional video I have seen for installing the toilet flange. I've had questions, but you answered and explained everyone of them on your video. THANK YOU!!! you're at what you do 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[gaylewatkins]

Andrew, I can't say enough good things about your ability to install this flooring. It's all gorgeous.

[wazzouz]

Thank you for this very important video. I am renovating three restrooms now, and I was not sure whehter the flange goes before or after the flooring. Thanks for clarifying and demonstrating this. Also I will be sure to get the flange with the stainless ring. Thanks again. 💯🙏😊

[joeghamandi]

Brother you have no idea how much you’ve help me with just this video thank you very much. Keep up the great work you do. NJ

[saxjonz]

Thank you for sharing, what I already kinda knew what to do and just wanted to make sure, you took all my concerns away. Thanks again. Very clear and concise. You da man.

[deniselee]

You need to be so proud. What an accomplishment. Everything you did looks beautiful. Love the flooring.

[nickf]

It looks like you were able to keep most of the dust out the pipe while cutting the flooring, but a good tip is to stuff a rag in the pipe before laying the floor to catch and debris.

[janiewhichard]

Great instructions!!! Learned a lot. Noticed you wearing socks. Great idea on this job. Understand you may seldom wear socks only...but you may like the type socks worn during hospital stays. They're thick, but grippy! They do not slip at all! Comfortable, too.

[mikethedesertrat]

Exactly the content I needed. Explained perfectly, answering all my questions on queue.