I am in the process of putting a half bath in the basement. There is a white PVC pipe that is capped flush with the floor. I am hoping this is the rough in for a toilet. Is there anything else this might be. The cap is a screw in type and has sewer cleanout printed on it by the manufacturer. As of yet I have not removed it. The cap is approx 13" from the wall.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Scott

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Originally Posted by sfoote

I am in the process of putting a half bath in the basement. There is a white PVC pipe that is capped flush with the floor. I am hoping this is the rough in for a toilet. Is there anything else this might be. The cap is a screw in type and has sewer cleanout printed on it by the manufacturer. As of yet I have not removed it. The cap is approx 13" from the wall.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Scott

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Hi Scott,

This isn't a toilet rough in. It's exactly what it says it is. A clean out. However, the distance is about right so You might set a toilet directly over the opening without tearing up any floors. All a closet flange does is secure the bowl to the floor, nothing more. In the old days we didn't use flanges. You could do this. Set the bowl directly down over the opening and mark the holes. Remove the bowl and drill 1/4" holes in the cement with a masonry bit.
Use plastic inserts and screw type closet bolts or screws and washers to secure the bowl. Also use a wax seal with a funnel for a seal. This is how we used to set toilets in the old days. Cheers, Tom

Thanks for the advise. I did find a toilet flange that fits the pipe in the floor. It uses a tapered connection and a rubber seal that moves up the taper to snug fit the pipe with the flange extension.

This clean-out is white PVC while all the other PVC in my house is black, is there any reason for this. My main concern when posting the first time was where this pipe leads to.

Scott