How to Install a New Toilet Flange | Ask This Old House

Curing a wobbly toilet—once and for all—with This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a New Toilet Flange:
- compression flange [amzn.to/2Y1LbDd], used to replace the old cast-iron flange
- wax ring [amzn.to/2l7jjf6], for sealing the toilet to the flange

Tools for How to Install a New Toilet Flange:
- small sledgehammer [amzn.to/2jzKHBU]
- cold chisel [amzn.to/2l7fXZz], used to crack free the old cast-iron closet flange
- flat bar [amzn.to/2l5z2v6], used for prying up the old closet flange
- black marker [amzn.to/2l7goDb], used to trace around the new closet flange
- ratchet wrench [amzn.to/2l2Mgsx] and assorted sockets [amzn.to/2l7TBHp], used for tightening nuts
- close-quarter hacksaw [amzn.to/2xVKqgt], used for trimming the closet bolts down to size

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