Is it easy to move a toilet from one side of room to another, and what pipes would i need?

Question

Is it easy to move a toilet from one side of room to another, and what pipes would i need?

Answer 1

if you have to ask then it is a huge task. it takes a few days of plumbing and carpentry if you have done it before

get a pro and expect to pay a few thousand $

Answer 2

A bigger job than you think, I was a plumber for years, and I can assure you NOT to tackle the job yourself.

Answer 3

Well, I've done it a few times and you have to take out the toilet and drain it, remove the wax ring that is sticky and gross, and the plastic flange and sometimes a rough "birds nest" like stuff that I can't remember what it is called. Remove the drain pipe, cut it at the joint (have a bucket ready) add a new extension and add a  joint to the new location, extend your water supply, you need a pipe cutter, solder, torch fittings, fix the floors, cut new holes, new wax ring which will leave sticky residue on your hands new flange, new "birds nest stuff" and re-attach.  

It kinda sucks the first time, but it gets better after you get more used to it.

Answer 4

perhaps not easy but doable. when you decide on the location of the new toilet,just follow directions from your old one,measure how far the old one is from the wall.that will tell you where your floor hole should go,remove the old toilet, if the sewer pipe rising to the toilet T's off the main sewer pipe saw it off with a cutter ,hand saw or hacksaw,leaving about 2" at the top of the T-coupling , if it's a 90 degree elbow ,you can cut off the elbow-(if you leave about 2" of pipe there you can reuse the elbow)  buy a clean out  adapter and plug ,and cap off the sewer. i am assuming you have PVC (white plastic)or ABS (black plastic) if not your job just got harder.after you drill the hole in the floor ,use the old parts you cut away if still usable it will save some money if you can ,but you need a floor adapter like you pulled up from the floor to mount your toilet on then either use a 90 degree elbow to get to your sewer pipe and use a T-coupling  to get back into your sewer pipe ,cut the pipe in 2 look at the T-coupling see where the pipe is going to fit in and remove that large a section,to keep you pipe in line.

you will need pipe of the same size and type you have now ,the toilet adapter ,a 90 degree  elbow  a T-coupling and either PVC glue or ABS glue depending on the pipe. draw it on paper before you cut anything ,know what your going to do next,figure how many and what kind of connections you need,and reuse parts if you can..........good luck ,you can do it....oh i forgot you need water to operate ,use CPVC it's kind of yellow ,it uses CPVC glue if you have copper pipe they make an adapter to mate copper to CPVC ,or soldier it if you can,just look at what you have and do it like that,you will need pipe 1/2 inch plus T -coupling and 90 degree elbows  a shutoff valve and a feed line to go to the toilet ..........tom

Answer 5

that can be quite a task for someone new to do-it-yourself imporvements.  you will need additional drain pipe for the main drain, extensions for your cold water, a new wax doughnut and additional materials to repair work on the floor and walls.  this will involve tearing into the floor to run the new drain and into the walls for your cold water supply.  then re-mount your flange, set the wax doughnut and remount the toilet.

Answer 6

its quite a big job, you will need to move the water supply and the waste pipe.  ideally it would be fitted on an outside the wall so the waste pipe can go straight through to the outside then off to the soil stack, or you could run it under the floor which really isnt the best way in case of a leak plus the flush and waste water can be heard from below.   if youve never done anything like it before i would get someone who knows what they are doing, it should only take them a day, a couple of days at the most.

Answer 7

Not impossible, but not a cinch either. You need to extend the soil pipe - but be aware that it has a fall on it, which could mean it is too high for the pan in the new position. The pipe as altered shold be no more than 20 ft away from the vertical stack, unless you have a two pipe system. You simply need a length of new waste pipe, a new supply pipe 15mm copper or plastic  to the cistern, and a new overflow pipe to a suitable position.

Answer 8

very easy with todays technology..

all u need is basic DIY skills, as for the pipe work, you can use the saniflo units to pump the waste to where the outlet is .

Answer 9

Since you had to ask, it is a very complex job. You are talking about moving waterlines and the waste line. The waste line also needs to be vented back into the main vent stack.

Answer 10

no it is not easy you will need many pipes welding equipment