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    Nov 19, 2009, 12:29 PM
    Cutting a pre-plumbed Sewage Inlet Pipe
    I am doing a basement remodel and I am just about to get to the bathroom portion. The bathroom area is pre-plumed and the sewage inlet for the tiolet currently sticks out of the cement by about a foot. My understanding is that I need to cut the pipe at or below the cement floor and then install a closet flange to connect to the inlet.

    Are there special tools or procedures I need to use? Also, is this something best left to a professional? I have reviewed several online videos about toilet installs, but haven't found any that start from the point of the pre-plumed pipe sticking out of the floor.

    Thanks!

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    Nov 19, 2009, 01:58 PM

    You can flush cut the closet bend using a reciprocating saw but I would wait until the new floor level is established. Is that bend PVC or cast?
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    Nov 19, 2009, 02:28 PM
    The house was built in 2001 and all the drains are PVC, the rough in coming out of the floor is PVC, so I am assuming the bend is PVC as well
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    Nov 19, 2009, 03:03 PM

    The rough you see is the business end of the closet bend. Get you floor in and then cut flush. You can install a PVC flange that is glued or scrwed in with a collar that makes a seal. Flanges :: Oatey.com
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    Nov 19, 2009, 04:23 PM
    OK... thanks!
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