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 replacing the toilets
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08/06/13 04:14 PM
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onthebank
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I am changing out 2 of the 4 toilets in the house with low-flow models. It looks easy enough even though I have never done it. The existing ones are sealed with grout at the bottom seam at the floor. Should I do the same with the replacements or is it a cosmetic only step? I would assume sealing that crack would prevent a lot of future issues down the road.
"That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten".~Winston Wolf
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/08/13 05:55 PM
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Stump jumper
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Cosmetic and tough to keep clean especially with little boys in the house.
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/08/13 06:37 PM
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hopalong
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get some DAP in a matching color, use it to seal after you bolt them down.
works much better and will be almost invisible if you smooth with a wet finger.
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Re: replacing the toilets
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#9210347
08/08/13 06:57 PM
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onthebank
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"That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten".~Winston Wolf
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/18/13 09:57 PM
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jwatts77
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will be almost invisible if you smooth with a wet finger. Ewwwww!!!  I hope you clean really well first!!! Hoppy, you been sick recently?!!
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/20/13 09:00 PM
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hopalong
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will be almost invisible if you smooth with a wet finger. Ewwwww!!! I hope you clean really well first!!! Hoppy, you been sick recently?!! 
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/21/13 03:27 PM
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onthebank
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Update. I replaced the can last week. It took about 40 minutes start to finish including removal of the old unit. All went as planned. Thanks for the DAP tip too, HOP. I was really not looking forward to using grout.
"That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten".~Winston Wolf
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Re: replacing the toilets
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08/21/13 08:31 PM
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I am changing out 2 of the 4 toilets in the house with low-flow models. It looks easy enough even though I have never done it. The existing ones are sealed with grout at the bottom seam at the floor. Should I do the same with the replacements or is it a cosmetic only step? I would assume sealing that crack would prevent a lot of future issues down the road. It depends on how level the floor is. The grout might be there to hide shims or even fill in. Low spots. Don't forget to replace the Wax Ring.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a look at the American Indian".
Henry Ford
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Re: replacing the toilets
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#9278346
08/31/13 11:52 PM
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deucer02
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You're really gonna love the low flow models. (Dripping with sarcasm)
Biden famously said in the New York Observer, โI mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, thatโs a storybook, man.โ
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