Never measure from the molding baseboard to the flange only against the wall.
Toilet rough in size 10 inches.
Remember the center of the toilet flange to the wall should be 12 inches.
If you select the wrong rough in size for your bathroom you will either end up with a toilet that will not fit or one with a large gap between the back of the tank and the finished wall.
There are however other rough in sizes.
Rough in 2 piece 1 28 gpf single flush round toilet in white seat included 159 00 3 8 in.
American standard cadet 3 powerwash tall height 10 in.
Toilets are typically offered in either 10 inch 12 inch or 14 inch rough ins.
Rough 2 piece 1 28 gpf single flush elongated toilet in white seat not included model 270ab101 020 36.
How to measure for a 10 inch or 12 inch rough in for a toilet.
American standard 221ab004 020 colony 1 6 gpf 2 piece elongated toilet with 10 in rough gpf 10 inch white left hand 3 8 out of 5 stars 39 kohler k 3998 0 wellworth elongated 1 28 gpf toilet white.
If you re simply replacing your toilet and notice the center of your flange is only 10 inches from the wall there s no need to go through the hassle of moving the flange.
Compression x 7 8 in.
Ballcock nut x 20 in.
Just get a water closet with a 10 rough in.
Standard toilet rough in common rough in sizes the standard toilet rough in is 12.
If you measure a few times and come up with 10 or 14 inches you will need to replace with the proper size toilet.
The dimensions of this 10 inch rough in the toilet are 26 2 x 17 x 30 2 inches making it quite easy for the plumber to install it.
The availability of two piece as tank and bowl does not require an extra pair of hands to fix it.
Or suppose you re roughing in a toilet and there s a floor joist in your way.
Braided polymer toilet connector.
The 12 inch rough in is by far the most common in the us.
Follow these step by step instructions for measuring the toilet rough in.