Few toilets are installed on a floor so unlevel that you have a good chance of falling off the side before you finish your business.
How to install a toilet on an uneven tile floor.
Even a small space can be the source of the problem.
We cover this in a different toilet installation tutorial just in case you re interested.
If the tile floor isn t flat the toilet bowl might have to be shimmed.
You could repair the floor.
Also the tiles were just installed and fixing them is not an option.
It may help to rock the toilet from side to side.
Before you know it you ll be flushing your cares away uneven floor or not.
The most likely cause of rocking is an uneven floor.
The floor is off by 3 8 of an inch in the back half of the toilet.
This is a new toilet installation and i would rather not use plaster of paris as it yellows with time.
Diyers often set the toilet and then apply a tiny bead of caulk along the outside edge.
If the gaps are too small to see try sliding a shim under the base to see how far it goes in.
Not as uncommon as you might think installing a toilet on an uneven floor will take a few hardware items and some common household tools.
How to install a toilet on an unlevel floor.
Roll up your sleeves and put your knee pads back on.
Thanks so much debbie.
If your toilet shifts when you sit on it you re not doomed for endless days of suffering with a rocking commode.
That doesn t always provide a good enough bond to the floor.
Toilets should be caulked to the floor to prevent side to side movement that can break the wax seal and to prevent splashes or overflows from puddling under the toilet and rotting the floor.