Toilet Tank Too Close To Wall Tile

Create an alcove behind the commode by removing the drywall and studs to a height and width that will clear the tank.

Toilet tank too close to wall tile.

They built the walls in a friend s bathroom too close to the waste stack pipe in the floor. The distance from the back wall to the flange is based on the toilet design while the clearances to side and front walls are set by the local building code. And yes it actually does have to do with the toilet you chose. I would install a cabinet on the wall behind the toilet then.

Add a rectangle of 3 4 plywood against the back of opposite rooms drywall. Should be enough wiggle room in the bolt holes to get it back on there. Reframe it as if it were a low doorway. The toilet tanks are right against the wall and there hasn t been a problem.

The closet you can get would be a 14 rough toilet. As a result when the toilet was seated by the plumbing contractors it turned out to be too close to one of the side walls. It was uncomfortably tight. Even if you were to switch brands and use a 2 offset it would still be away from the wall.

The toilets were installed too close to the walls. I would never attempt to install the pipe that way and hope it would all come out properly in the end because. The space between your tank and wall is not your contractor s fault it s too bad they just don t communicate these issues with homeowners. You determine the location of the toilet relative to the surrounding walls when you cut the hole in the floor for the flange which is the fitting that connects the toilet to the waste line.

Beat on the wall to get the room to get it to fit or loosen the bolts in the bottom of the tank and slide it to one side. Some brands have a tank that would be perhaps 2 thicker. You must have a 15 rough. However now one of the tanks has started to do a slow drip.

There s a way to move your toilet if it s too close to the wall. You really don t need that wall behind the toilet do you.