Does anyone know if there’s a product to extend the elblow below the toilette flange. I need to find something like this b/c my tiles and backer added some 1.5 inches to the floor making my origal pipe to low. Or should I just go to the basement and raise the whole thing? Thanks
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One key piece of information you left out, what is the pipe made of?
You are extending the height of the flange, not the elbow, as I read it. And yes, there are a multitude of items for this purpose, depending on material and size.
"Tiles and subfloor.....raised by 1.5" -- thats a lot, I would be inclined to raise the whole thing from below.
However, I must admit the flange extensions which I am familiar with are only about 1/2" thick ( all I have ever needed) - pile up 3? or are they available in different thicknesses?
Jim
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O.k. I'll try to be more clear. So after tile and backer board I'm up 1.5 inches. I'm using abs pipe to drain the toillette. Originally I had planned on doing the floor in linoeleum. It's "new" construction so my pipe was never glued to the flange, we left it loose and used it as a temporary toilette. Thinking behind this being it would be easier to do a 'pro' job being able to remove the toilette and flange. Today I'm looking at this thing and I know there is a long elbow available, to bad I've got a short one glued on. I've seen the stakable flange plates, unfortunately the will not work for me I need to make the xtension under the flange longer, I believe it's three inches now, Does anyone know if there is a flange that will extend 4.5 down. Or maybee is there something I could slide over the elbow maybee a reducer or something. My elbow goes inside the flange not over like some do.
Rather than looking around for extensions or stackables I would go to the basement, find a convenient spot back along the pipe run and cut off a section, including the closet bend.
Go get some new parts that fit what you are trying to do and couple them to the cut off stub.
If I understand correctly, the vertical part of your closet bend isn't tall enough... I had that same problem just last week. I discovered there is a type of closet bend that accepts a 4 inch pipe, which gives you the option of having the vertical part of the closet bend as tall as you'd like. Of course, that means you have to cut the existing one out, but in the long run that may be the simplest and best answer. Good luck!