I removed the floor on my bathroom. There was a 2" mud bed. My intent is to use hardie backer, 1/2". But with tile I will barely reach 1".

Do I need to remove my current toilet flange? Is my best bet to follow those instructions about chipping away the old toilet flange?

Help deeply appreciated!!

I removed the floor on my bathroom. There was a 2" mud bed. My intent is to use hardie backer, 1/2". But with tile i will barely reach 1".

Do I need to remove my current toilet flange? Is my best bet to follow those instructions about chipping away the old toilet flange?

Help deeply appreciated!!!

I used two layers of cementboard thinsetted together with staggered taped joints and screwed down when I did my bathrooms.

If you don't have an absolutely rigid floor the tile WILL pop, or crack and the grout joints will fail. I assume your bathroom floor is NOT on a cement slab.

Answer Smoothy, He gave you another option. If you don't wish to go with double layers of cement board then we'll need to know what material the flange and pipe are made of. Back to you. Tom

Flange is metal ring/PVC and pipe is PVC. I was thinking of installing the floor (cement board and tile) and then cutting out the toilet flange with one of those flexible saws that cuts at level. Then I would add a new toilet flange that fits the existing pipe. I found one that would fit tight. Speedball1, would that be OK? Thanks in advance. Juan

I'll read Tom's mind and answer for him. If you do use 1 layer of Backer, cut the old flange flush and use a new flange. Should be good to go.

Couldn't said better myself, Thanks, Tom

Thanks!