How to Seal a Toilet When the Floor Isn't Flush

How to Seal a Toilet When the Floor Isn’t Flush

Find out how to seal a toilet after you’ve pulled up the bathroom floor. Get tips on using Sani Seal, a very thick toilet gasket that takes the place of a wax seal.

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LESLIE: Elaine in Delaware is on the line with a bathroom-flooring question. How can we help you today?

ELAINE: I purchased an older house and when we went to replace the toilet, we’d seen some of the linoleum on the floor sticking up. So we pulled up the linoleum and underneath, we’d seen it looked like was rotted. So we started pulling it up and there was hardwood floor underneath.

So we decided we would stay with the hardwood floor. Now we can’t get the toilet to be flush because we’re missing that linoleum and that subfloor.

TOM: Well, there’s a product out that’s designed for almost this very situation. And it’s a toilet gasket that is not made of wax. It’s called Sani Seal – S-a-n-i S-e-a-l. And it’s a very thick gasket that takes the place of the wax seal. And because it’s so thick, it takes up that big gap that you’re dealing with. And it’s an excellent option for situations where you have taken the floor apart and now don’t have exactly the same flush floor that you had before.

Take a look at their website. It’s SaniSeal.com – S-a-n-i-S-e-a-l. Very simple device. About an inch-and-change thick and really well-designed.

ELAINE: OK. Well, that sounds great.

TOM: OK? Good luck with that project. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.