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Got A Rockin' Throne
Good morning.
I've enjoyed your article
on installing a toilet and have a related question. Would you
describe the rubber shim stock placed on the bottom of the
toilet? Where is this usually found, thickness options, how to adapt
to a specific situation? I too have an issue with a toilet that
rocks and would like to try your remedy. To date I've fabricated
custom shims from white oak (table saw), which is way too labor
intensive and only temporary. Once upon a time, when concrete was
poured, it was floated to flatten it out and make it level. This
house is neither.
My house, collection of code violations that is it, is 3 yrs old and
is in Pilot Point, TX. I've managed to perform most of the
maintenance on every house I've lived in, except a round of
foundation repair/re-leveling.
Best regards,
Tom R.
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This
rubber sheet is for
shimming toilets.
The Home Depot price tag
says $1.59 |
That
red rubber shim material, which is made specifically for shimming
toilets, was purchased at Home Depot, I'm pretty sure. They sell
two thicknesses. But finding such a small item in that store is no
easy feat... even the employees often can't find things like that.
It's not in the aisle with the pipe fittings, it's in the aisle
with the toilet repair parts and the sink drain parts etc.
I also run a bead of good 100% silicone caulk around the base of
the toilet, after I've gotten it level and stopped it's
rocking-and-rolling. This seems to make a big difference. I leave
a couple of inches of gap in the caulking, at the back, so water
can escape in the event the wax seal leaks someday. Otherwise
you'll never know you have a leak until it rots the wood nearby.
Bruce W. Maki, Editor.
Tom Replies:
FYI:
My local ACE hardware store had some wedges, plastic, about
1x2" tapered with a mounting screw hole, trim to fit and caulk
in place I guess. Cheap at 27 cents each. A recent product addition
in response to the number of requests.
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