Toilet waste lower than soil pipe

[rpm]

Thanks, any idea how long to install a wall hung one? My installer says this one took him 1.5 days!

Impossible to guess from here, needs to be eyes on to see what there is there to work with.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Thanks, any idea how long to install a wall hung one? My installer says this one took him 1.5 days!

1.5 days for what ?

 

[HLuc]

1.5 days for what ?

1.5 days to install this new toilet - see front pic attached

 

[snowhead]

Is that how it looks now, or has the floor been finished ?

 

[HLuc]

The floor hasn't yet been finished, that is how it looks now.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

What’s going on the floor ?

 

[HLuc]

Rubber roll which is 3mm and I think it can be laid directly on the concrete, so won't in itself raise the floor much.

 

[rpm]

1.5 days to install this new toilet - see front pic attached

So install new toilet pan & cistern to existing pipes - Yes?
Wooden boxing around new toilet -Yes?
Replace basin & taps in original postion -Yes?
Remove existing flooring?
Any other work? Lights & switches?

 

[HLuc]

So install new toilet pan & cistern to existing pipes - Yes?
Wooden boxing around new toilet -Yes?
Replace basin & taps in original postion -Yes?
Remove existing flooring?
Any other work? Lights & switches?

Yes, everything, but 1.5 days was in reference only to installing new toilet pan & cistern to existing pipes, everything else took extra time and cost.

 

[rpm]

Yes, everything, but 1.5 days was in reference only to installing new toilet pan & cistern to existing pipes, everything else took extra time and cost.

Erm, where did you find this plumber. Was is a local website such as Mybuilder? Guess he hit the problem and couldn`t figure out a better way of getting around said problem.
Did they say nothing at all to you about it before they left, take it you`ve paid them and they aren`t taking your calls now.

 

[HLuc]

I'm having quite a bit of work done so it is my contractor's guy (found the contractor on Mybuilder). I think you are right. He didn't say anything about it during the installation and is now insisting it is fine. I just wish that when he realised there was a problem he had not gone ahead with the installation and got me to return the toilet and order one that worked for the situation.

 

[SimonG]

My guess is not a plumber. Anyway, whats behind the boxing?

 

[townfanjon]

Apologies if its been mentioned , the first thing a pro would do when fitting a new toilet, is measure / suss out the outlet .

 

[HLuc]

My guess is not a plumber. Anyway, whats behind the boxing?

The cast iron soil pipe stuck out from the wall by quite a lot, and because this can't be moved we had to have a box to meet the back of the toilet/cistern.

 

[SimonG]

Could have been cut back! Not hard work.

As TFJ said above, first thing with any bathroom is the wc soil pipe. Dictates your toilet or the amount of work required to get a toilet to fit.

I've seen a piece of ply cut to same size as wc footprint, sanded, filled and painted white. Not done it myself though.