| Most of those who are renovating their bathrooms | | | | or main bathroom toilet installation, you have to note |
| for the first time overlook the importance of a toilet | | | | that the new toilet should fit in with the rough in |
| rough in. A toilet rough in particularly refers to the | | | | calculations. Otherwise, it will not match the location |
| area wherein the waste outlet is placed to lie under | | | | of the drainage pipe. |
| the toilet. The toilet rough in will determine if a toilet | | | | Even in a basement bathroom toilet, putting in a new |
| will work or suit in a particular bathroom space. | | | | toilet over a current rough in is quite simple. |
| Many homeowners think that the best way of | | | | However, the task of moving the rough in can be |
| purchasing a new toilet is to have the same toilet | | | | difficult, and this is only done by someone who has |
| base as that of the original toilet. However, the | | | | knowledge in plumbing. The floor is opened up to |
| required measurement is dependent on the distance | | | | move the rough in, while considerations particularly on |
| between the toilet rear and drainage hole. In obtaining | | | | the water and drainage lines are factored in. There |
| the right measurement, begin at the toilet rear and | | | | are also specific plumbing codes that needed to be |
| determine its distance from the middle point of the | | | | followed when doing the relocation of the rough in. |
| waste outlet hole. The usual toilet rough in is about | | | | Replacing the toilet may not need any notification |
| 30.5 cm, although some manufacturers have toilets | | | | although when pipes are moved, certain permits may |
| that come with rough in measurements ranging from | | | | be needed. It is important to adhere to building and |
| 24.5 cm and 35.6 cm to accommodate construction | | | | plumbing codes since getting a permit would require |
| errors. | | | | inspection and approval. |
| Whether you are doing a basement bathroom toilet | | | | |