Toilet Tips: Raising the Height of a Toilet 

I appreciate the feedback and wish you a speedy recovery. If you don't have a wet vac, shut the water off, flush, quickly dump about 3 gallons (a bucket full of water) into the pot which will quickly drain out the rest of the water. Sponge up the remaining water. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

These are the best messages to get. Glad we could help out.

Appreciate the feedback

Glad it helped you out.

Appreciate the feedback. This has helped several older clients with toilet accessibility.

Thanks. The positive feedback is really encouraging!

That's a great point. I should probably keep one in my kit.

At the very least a set of open end box end combo SAE wrenches.

The plastic extender is not ideal, but given the sanitary issues people have with traditional seat risers, it is a far better option. In terms of caulking around toilets, this is never a good idea for two reasons. The first id if the wax ring fails, the water becomes trapped and it is difficult to know if it is leaking because the water is trapped. The second reason is tile and grout alone do not waterproof a floor. it is the substrate underneath. Rarely do tile installers properly waterproof where the closet flange meets the floor and if the wax ring does fail and the water blocked from escaping due to caulk, it will make its way into the subfloor, rot the wood and cause staining on the ceiling below if it is not a first floor bathroom. Getting back to the the plastic riser, if you wanted to stabilize it a bit further, I would use a two part epoxy putty and put about two dabs to the front left and right of the riser. It will hold better than caulk and be easy enough to break off with a chisel. www.lowes.com/pd/J-B-WELD-WaterWeld-White-Epoxy-Adhesive/3389026?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-pnt-_-ggl-_-LIA_PNT_221_Glue-Adhesives-Caulk-Repair-_-3389026-_-0-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQiA15yNBhDTARIsAGnwe0Vcrom9PNbxUEMMij2Zj_ptH0mp6fgJv3-bE4xYLNsBIIUWgWRHhAsaAgiHEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Possibly, You would have to demo out the existing floor to see how the closet flange is positioned. If the drain pipe is not coming directly up from the floor, you may have to build a pedestal for your throne. Do you know where the main drain pipe is for your house relative to the basement toilet? If you email me some pictures of the setup, I can assist you with a plan on moving forward. d-morrison@gmail.com

A toilet becomes much easier to lift if you take the tank off. If the bowl is too much, to lift, time to call a professional!

We charged $275 to install this. The customer ordered and paid for the riser. I found a few through a search between $75-$130. Here is a link: www.alimed.com/easy-toilet-riser.html?pid=150013&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9OiPBhCOARIsAI0y71B_rMPtAK9Cotynxfyoev-onluvIeup-qnClxhl2Nnake8cQ0gjijUaAltgEALw_wcB

It has been a number of years since I have been on that job site, but I believe it is a Kohler toilet. The dimensions for the base I used are in the link below. www.vitalitymedical.com/toilevator-toilet-riser.html?network=g&device=c&keyword&campaign=916499233&adgroup=pla-340725350369&gclid=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wW36dMaMtcDbRzL-7WLZFvZz7b7RMabgKGuI-4nnhKpSC2nyzk1Pi3xoCaKcQAvD_BwE

Where are you located? It sounds like you need more than a wax ring. If you are going to shut off the water, it is best to add a shutoff valve. Is the wood rotted underneath the toilet?

@@groutrx1415 I think I can get it. Had an issue with my other toilet, the seal between the tank and bowl. Replaced bolts washers and seals, and added a cutoff, 1/2-5/8 shark bite cutoff to metal flexible line. Luckily I had one of those pipe snips. I'm scared to look at the floor on the carpet one issue. I'm probably going to have to replace floor. Add a new flange ECT. I've got the tools it's just up to me now. 😰 If the floor isn't to bad , it shouldn't be to bad.

It should work. Without seeing what you are talking about it is difficult to tell. Closet flanges should sit on top of the flooring. How much higher is yours?

If I am understanding the question, the toilet was nice and tight after it was installed, yes.

The standard ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) height toilets must have, a 17”-19” floor to bowl rim height, including the seat. In most cases, this is still too low for people with significant mobility issues to use. I'm not sure about the toilet in this video, but there have been more than a few ADA compliant toilets that have needed additional height. Keep in mind, a standard toilet height falls around 14.5" so an ADA compliant toilet doesn't add too much to the overall height of the seat. Regarding the replacing the toilet bowl if it is leaking, yes, that would be a good idea, but in this particular case, the bowl was not leaking. If you are considering raising a toilet, first consider the degree of difficulty the individual has in getting up from a standard chair (18"-20"). If that person has no difficulty getting up from 19", an ADA toilet will likely do the trick. If they have an issue at that height, that person will need some sort of riser.

@@groutrx1415 Thanks for the educational explanation on how it works from ADA standpoint. Just out of curiosity, would it be code compliant to raise the bowl with poured, formed, concrete on slab? Thanks again.

@@curiouskitten Code varies from state to state but there shouldn't be any issue per se in having a raised closet flange embedded in poured concrete, though if you are doing this after a slab has already been poured, you will need to reinforce the newly poured pedestal that you are pouring with some type of structured metal that will extend into the slab to secure it properly and prevent it from crumbling. If you are truly committed to a toilet higher than 19", that would be optimal.

@@groutrx1415 thank you!

Standard toilet heights are 15" - 16". ADA toilets are 17" - 19".

It does not. They are rated for a 500 lb. maximum weight capacity.

I'm not sure if this is a question or a statement. Can you elaborate?