Toilet removal

[falcon220570]

Hi out there,
Im not sure if this is where i post so it may be moved ...My toilet is up @#$% creek without the proverbial paddle so to speak lol...its like 30 yrs old and im going to re-tile the floor etc..on removal of the tiles i have found that the toilet is cemented in,any advice on how to remove this would be greatly appreciated ..cheers Adam aka falcon

 

[AWheating]

hi Adam.

hammer and chisel is normally the best way, but its sometimes just as easy to use your boot and give it a good kick..... just ensure you dont have a pan cemented into the soil as you could damage the soil pipework. After this is done, repair the floor, tile and refit the new pan with screws. If the new pan needs lifting to suit the soil then i would consider recementing it in to lift it up to the right height, so when you tile leave a bit out of the floor the enable it to be cemented back to the solid floor.

 

[falcon220570]

Thanks bear,some great tips there...bit confussed about what you mean by "PAN"...toilet runs thru wall above ground then outside -then hard up against the house wall goes into the ground

 

[falcon220570]

no pipes under the cement inside..only go under cement outside the wall

 

[woodsy]

Pan = toilet bowl

 

[falcon220570]

ooh..now i get it we just call it a "dunny" lol

 

[falcon220570]

ahhh now what AW said is making sense now to me

 

[AWheating]

pan = toilet pan.

it may also be a good idea to soak up/remove the water in the pan before you remove it so if the pan fractures then you wont get aload of water on your floor. I find using a wet and dry vac a good way to do this.

 

[falcon220570]

thanx guys..going to poner over you ideas for a few day but i will be back ..loving this site already

 

[gravytrain]

if you're going to screw the new pan down make sure there are no pipes or cables under the floor where you are going to screw into it. it makes for an interesting day when you hit a central heating pipe when screwing a pan down. !!!