How To Grout A Toilet To The Floor

Measure the depth and width of the gluing edge of the bowl.

How to grout a toilet to the floor.

After the grout dries wipe up any haze with a towel. Rinse well with a rag and clean water. Use three parts baking soda to one part peroxide. Remove the toilet and turn it on its side.

Use the utility knife to cut the bond between the caulk or grout and the toilet and the floor. A leak at the connection between the toilet tank and toilet bowl may also result in water leaking to the floor when the toilet is flushed. Let it sit for 10 minutes then scrub again until the stains are gone. You should wait another 3 hours before going over the tiles once more.

Use a small amount of the toilet cleaner on the grout and leave it on for five minutes. Next move your caulk gun to the inset depth you just measured and apply caulk directly to the floor maintaining the inset depth as you follow the tape. Before you dive right into cleaning the grout with the toilet cleaner you should spot test it first on a portion of the grout. Then wait 15 30 minutes for the grout to set before wiping off excess grout with water and a grout sponge.

Using a damp sponge remove the excess grout from the tile and toilet while smoothing out the grout joint. Check for the source of the water. With these insights you will be an expert tile grouter in no time. Make a baking soda and peroxide paste into a bowl if the brown stains are still there.

Scrub the paste onto the grout with an old toothbrush. Attach the flange bolts and screw the toilet into the ground one side at time taking care not to over tighten. A toilet would actually never leak right onto the floor. To grout a tile floor start in the farthest corner of the room scoop some grout on the floor with a trowel and use a grout float to spread the grout over a small joint.

Install the wax ring and lower the toilet onto the flange. Stand on the toilet to compress the wax ring and ensure good contact with the caulk. Learn the ins and outs of grouting a tile floor. Then use a scraping motion with the putty knife to rub away all the old grout or caulk.

Repeat with clean water. Use a damp. Spot test the cleaner on the grout. In this case the water will run down along the back of the toilet bowl from the joint.

Repairs to this joint require removing the toilet tank and replacing the rubber gasket. For more tile grout tips and tricks pleas. Press the toilet bowl firmly into the floor to secure the wax ring.