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  1. blue

    Patch concrete slab foundation after toilet drain pipe/flange repair

    Maybe the reason this approach wasn't taken is because the flange has to be on an 90 degree elbow pipe (in order to connect to the rest of the drainage pipe running horizontally thru the foundation), and there wouldn't have been enough space to get a good fit because of the curve of the 90...
  2. blue

    Patch concrete slab foundation after toilet drain pipe/flange repair

    Yes that's correct, it spins around the pipe. I'll try loosening the coupler and getting the flange evened out.
  3. blue

    Patch concrete slab foundation after toilet drain pipe/flange repair

    Thanks for the response. I just checked it and the flange is indeed cocked. And if I lay down the new tile at an even height with the existing tile, the entire flange won't sit flush: 1/8" too high on one side, maybe 5/16" on the other. Looks like getting the flange flush with the tile will...
  4. blue

    Patch concrete slab foundation after toilet drain pipe/flange repair

    Hi all, newbie homeowner here. My toilet's flange and ABS drain pipe recently snapped off, and I hired a plumber to repair it. The guy dug out the foundation around the pipe and fitted a new pipe and flange, but didn't refill the new hole in the slab with concrete (apparently it wasn't a...
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