How to install a toilet. Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Ethan Hagan of One Project Closer.

1. Follow these steps to install a toilet. When you’re putting in a new bathroom or remodeling an existing one, installing the toilet is one of the most important.
2. How to install a wall mounted or wall hung, floating toilet and concealed tank carrier & frame system for a residential bathroom from rough-in to finish.
3. If you're connecting a new toilet to an existing stack, you only need to install the waste and supply lines. To do this, the toilet must be placed within 10.
4. A running or leaking toilet can be annoying, but more importantly, it wastes water and can contribute to higher water bills. The solution may be as easy as replacing.
5. This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to rough-in the drainpipes for a basement bathroom.

A standard toilet install should take between one and two hours to complete and cost an average of $348 or less. Basic installs will run around $115. Unexpected costs. Consult the manufacturer's instructions to position pipes for the shower faucet, sink, and toilet. For example, the shower faucet in this plan calls for vertical. HomeAdvisor's Plumbing Pipe Cost Guide lists prices associated with installing new plumbing pipes in a home, as reported by HomeAdvisor customers.

Tiny House FAQ . We believe Tiny Houses should be allowed as permanent dwellings. RVIA certification does not help make this possible. Tiny Home. RVs are great if you want to travel very regularly: weekly, driving great distances on a consistent basis. However, RVs feel like a plastic and vinyl box, because that is what they're made of. If you want to live full time and tow your home occasionally, we recommend a tiny house. If you want a space that feels like a beautiful, charming, cozy living space, we recommend a tiny home. If you are uncertain about this, we are happy to hear your goals/intended usage and advise you based on your unique situation.

Our standard toilet options are: Separett 9. Composting Toilet. It’s the most advanced waterless, urine diverting toilet available and simple, easy, environmentally friendly and looks very similar to a traditional water based toilet. Traditional Flush Toilet with or without a black water holding tank. Other eco- friendly toilet options are: Incinerating toilets - Incinerates all human waste immediately to clean, germ- free ash, as little as a tablespoonful each use. Nature’s Head composting toilets - A dry composting toilet that uses no water, there is no plumbing, chemicals or flushing needed. It’s completely natural and organic, a mini ecosystem that separates the liquids and the solids.

You will need to establish a dumping schedule. RV low- flush toilets- a travel trailer toilet has a pedal located underneath the bowl. Pressing this pedal with your foot causes fresh water to rush into the toilet and a flap to open at the base of the bowl.

The waste is flushed into the black water tank mounted under the trailer. Chemicals like those used in portable toilets help break up the waste and eliminate odors. Sawdust/ Low tech composting toilets - Lovable loo composting toilet an eco- potty.

No water, electricity, venting, plumbing or chemicals required. Odor- free when properly managed.

No urine separation required. Can I have stairs instead of a ladder? Absolutely. Depending on the type of stairs, there is typically a small charge to build stairs instead of a ladder.

Can a Tiny Home be wheelchair accessible? We love to build homes for anyone! So, depending on your unique requirements, we will do everything in our power to accommodate your needs. Can I have solar power? Yes. New Frontier Tiny Homes can be customized for solar power and fully off grid systems.

However, we can design your home with solar hookups if you are not ready to commit to the entire solar package immediately. Please specify if you want solar hookups or a full solar package. Choices in appliances, mechanical, electrical and many more critical elements of your home are determined by solar capabilities. How are utilities handled and what are my options? Again, it completely depends on what you want and whether it fits into your budget. We can design and build you a completely grid tied, off grid, or everything in between home.

How do I heat and cool my New Frontier Tiny Home? It depends on the climate in which you will place your tiny house. We typically recommend mini splits for both heat and AC. However, if you are off grid this is not as good of an option. If you live in a very cold climate, you may want supplementary heating sources.

We can hook you up to a city septic system. We can create a composting, zero waste system. The monetary cost of turning our societal waste into potable usable water is astonishing. As such, we recommend installing a composting toilet. With a composting toilet, you can use your grey water to fertilize vegetation/plants. We will show you various options, their respective costs, and expertly advise you on the best system for your needs and desires.

Electrical Systems do you use? We can wire your house to work on 1. V, 2. 20. V or 1.

V (solar). It all depends on what you want and how you plan to use your home. We can make your tiny home 1. Solar does add cost. If you want a solar powered off grid home, we can make one for you.

If you want a home that works on city electric, we can do that for you. Whatever you want, we will guide you through this process and advise you on the best system for your needs and desires.

Wall Mounted Toilet Install and Discussion. When planning our cabin bathroom remodel, we were looking for ways to open the space and improve the usability of the small 8. I know they are popular in Europe, and I love the concept, but not knowing much about them, I was hesitant to proceed.

We did proceed and, as it turns out, it was one of the best remodeling decisions we made for the cabin. Wall- mounted, floating toilets are nothing short of amazing! I cannot say enough about the Geberit / Toto wall mounted toilet system we installed. They are really that good. So, if you are thinking about a wall- hung toilet system, congratulations.

Expect to spend close to $1,0. If you are not planning on doing the plumbing and installation yourself, expect to at least double that cost after adding the install and plumbing costs. That said, and after using our wall hung toilet for several years, I am fairly sure I will never install a standard floor mounted toilet again! Not only is it the best toilet we have ever had (It has never clogged in two years of use — in fact, we have never had to use a plunger on it!), it saves a ton of floor space. It also allows for easier cleaning of the bowl and the floor under it.

Awesome! So, if you are still with me and as excited as I am about a floating toilet on the wall, read on for a step by step, how- to install a wall hung toilet. Happy flushing! Open the bathroom wall where the toilet is to be mounted.

Plan the location you would like to install the unit. When planning the location, consider the path of the eventual supply and waste plumbing. Then, demo the wall structure in this area to expose the wall framing and plumbing. For your future plumbing, you will need a 1/2. Our cabin bathroom has standard 2 x 4 wood stud construction. The Geberit unit designed for 2. This unit fits standard 2.

In addition it’s the width, the unit calls for wall framing load bearing of 8. Knowing this, I doubled the studs framing the cavity where the in- wall toilet frame would be mounted and reinforced the studs with Simpson Strong Tie gusset plates and structural grade fasteners. The wall cavity for the 2. With the walls and floors of the bathroom open for our renovation, it was easy for us to add the exact plumbing we needed for the unit.

For the toilet waste line, we ran a long sweep (indicated for all drains, especially toilets) 4. This Tee was then stubbed out with a short section of 3. To support the cut ends of the floor plate, I added additional blocking between the floor joists. This extra support under this portion of the wall framing will help the floor support the weight of the unit in use. This centered waste pipe location is required for the Geberit unit designed for 3 1/2.

Geberit also has units designed for deeper walls (2. Final Cut Studio 2 0 Complete List. I pass this line through the floor plate, along the left rear of the wall cavity to accommodate the front- mounted toilet carrier frame.

Install the toilet carrier concealed tank unit in the wall cavity. Mount the wall frame and concealed toilet tank unit in the wall cavity. I used the Geberit 1.

The Geberit unit allows for seat height adjustments of 1. We set our toilet seat height at 1. The frame should fit snugly in the wall cavity with the sides of the frame touching the bordering studs. Use a level to ensure the unit is level and plumb within the wall cavity. Then, check to make sure the carrier frame is flush with the front face of the studs. Then, mark the top height of the frame on the bordering studs to indicate the location of to- be- added horizontal framing. Next, install a piece of horizontal 2 x 4 blocking within the wall framing just above the top of the unit.

Although not required, this horizontal blocking is a good idea, as it will strengthen the framing around the unit. With the horizontal blocking installed, mark the frame mounting hole locations on the top and bordering studs. Mark the bolt hole locations at the base of the unit as well. Remove the unit and drill holes in the framing at the marked mounting locations. Use the proper size drill for the fasteners you are using (check the installation documents). Typically, wood framing will require lag bolts at the base and standard bolts with nuts at the sides (and top if using). For my install, I used lag bolts on the sides (I had double studs to bite into) and base of the frame and standard bolts with nuts at the top of the frame.

If using lag bolts be sure to drill the proper size hole into the wood framing prior to installing the bolts. If the holes are too small, you can crack the framing. If the holes are too big, the bolts may lack holding power. If you have access to both sides of the studs, using bolts may provide a stronger mount. Install rough in discharge plumbing. Once the frame is secure within the wall cavity, install and connect the outlet (waste) pipe fittings and connections. Connect supplied discharge fitting (black) to frame using supplied bracket and clamp, then connect to waste plumbing with supplied hub- less connector.(image from Geberit – used with permission)Begin by connecting the supplied 9.

Then connect the discharge of this fitting to the stubbed out 3. You may have to trim the 3. These covers will keep debris out and protect the ends of these connections. Use painters tape if the pre- made covers are not available. View of of back of installed concealed wall tank carrier unit showing connected waste plumbing.

Before mounting the elbow, make sure the passed supply valve outlet is oriented to the right front of the unit to allow for easy connection to the water line inside the unit. With the supply line securely mounted and the supply valve passed into the carrier and properly align, connect the supply valve to the water tank within the unit using the supplied braided stainless steel water line. After connecting the valve end of the water line, purge the line and supply plumbing of air by opening the valve at the end of the connected supply line in a small pail or container. When connecting the braided water line use only hand tightening. These connections use small o- rings seals that can be torn easily with too much force.

Do not use a wrench on these connections! Prior to connecting the line, take a moment to apply a bit of o- ring lubricant to the seals prior to tightening. Install the actuator access splash cover and mud guard. Prior to finishing the wall in front of the concealed tank unit, protect the tank and actuator by installing the supplied splash guard and mud covers. Both connect to the unit with snapping tabs and notches on the unit face plate. Install the splash guard first by inserting the lower tabs then swinging the top in until the top tabs lock. Install the protective splash guard and mud cover prior to finishing.(image from Geberit – used with permission)With the splash guard in place, install the mud cover.

The mud cover locks onto slots on the front of the front plastic faceplate (see diagram to the right). Finish wall over unit. With the unit securely fastened in the wall cavity and the supply and waste plumbing connected, complete the construction and finishing of the wall over the concealed carrier unit. Geberit in- wall tank and frame unit roughed in with supply and waste plumbing connected, ready for wall finishing over the unit. Geberit recommends sheathing the wall over a concealed toilet tank wall unit with cement board or similar moisture- resistant sheathing.

We used cement board and finished with tile. Cement board used to sheath wall over concealed toilet tank. To finish the wall over the in- wall toilet tank and frame we used the same white subway tiles we used for the shower. Wall finished over concealed toilet unit with white subway tile mounted on cement board tile backer.

Install the plumbing connections and mount the toilet bowl. With the wall finished, the next job is to connect the toilet bowl to the wall and plumbing. Before we can hang the toilet, we need to insert the plumbing adaptors and seals that will attach to the toilet bowl.