I got a tough one here fellas. Basement floor in bathroom will be cold. Homeowner wants warm feet in bath.
The Toilet
Flange is only 1/2 ” off the floor. What can I put under vinyl to take the edge off the cold feet and not be over 1/2 inch?
Edited 4/27/2002 10:46:37 PM ET by All Trade
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Electric floor warming, http://www.wattsradiant.com/, and cermamic tile. Then you can add spacer,(Home Cheapo) on the flange to rasie the flange height to match the floor. Tile would install nice on basement floor.
How thick will I get , my guess with that type of floor I would have to add enough spacers to get to a new height of at least 2 ".
Is there a flange extender of 4" so I can frame floor and insulate? That would be a great option.
He would like to use vinyl as first choice on floor , as the bath is not the focal point of the house and money could be spent elsewhere in the project.
It is a bath for his Mom who is in the late stages of her life and the bath is almost a temporary situation.
He wants the cold floor to be dealt with the most but cost is a factor.
Maybe if cheap is the first choice he should buy Mom a pair of slippers?
I have used PVC ext. flanges that have a rubber compression gasket that fit over top of the exsisting flange and slides inside the pipe. When tightened the rubber make a tight seal, its able to slide up and down to get the height you need. I am quite sure they make it also in brass. Keep in mind if the floor is rasied too much it will also affect the height of the lav. bowl if it is wall hung. Maybe 2x4 down as sleepers with 1 1/2" Dow foam inbetween the the 2x4's and resheeted would be the way to go. If the code would allow a short nap commercial carpet would make the floor feel warmer. Any way, if there is a height diff. from inside to outside the room, make some sort of transision piece so not to make a trip hazzard.
I have exactly the opposite situation, how do you lower the flange for about an inch or so? Is going from underneath the only option?
Tom