How do I install a new toilet (closet) flange over subfloor?
First off, please forgive me if I don’t get the terminology correct. I am decent at home repair but have no real training other than trial and error. I’m trying to re-do my kids’ bathroom, which has not been updated since the house was built. I removed the old tile floor and mortar bed and found that the toilet had leaked in the past. The floor was rotten in some places, though not totally gone. It also seemed a little too flexible in other areas– certainly not as strong as I expected. Since I figured it would be another thirty years before the subfloor saw the light of day again (after I tile it), I decided to replace the subfloor. I have most of it up now and that went fine. My question is this: I have a PVC soil pipe with a closet flange assembly that appears to be glued onto the pipe. Just in case I am not using the right terminology, let me describe it: There is the PVC pipe that allows waste to leave. At the top of the pipe coming up towards the floor, there is a PVC flared piec
