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    Jun 2, 2008, 10:05 AM
    Plumbing - installing toilets when flange is below floor
    Plumbing - installing toilets when flange is below floor
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    Jun 2, 2008, 10:28 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by question_1234
    plumbing - installing toilets when flange is below floor
    How far under the floor is it? They make flange extenters,(see image) for just such a situation. Good luck, tom
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    Jun 2, 2008, 11:15 AM
    Tom's pic is great and please answer his question. The flange is best placed with its bottom face sitting on top of the finished floor. How far off from that are you?
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