Fixing toilet to tiled floor with underfloor heating

[Harvest Fields]

I have to fix a new toilet to my daughter's downstairs toilet.She has just had the floor retiled. The house has piped underfloor heating. I am just a bit concerned about screwing the pan to the floor and whether the pipes will be far enough down not to worry. The previous wc was plugged and screwed down in the normal way.Any thoughts please.

If there is a toilet there already surely you should be fine? I personally wouldn’t be too worried if there was a toilet there already.

 

[Ben-gee]

I really wouldn't. The previous pan fix could easily have just been a lucky miss of the UFH. If you know it's there why would you risk it when other viable alternatives exist?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Not every engineer has thermal imagery to hand.

 

[Ben-gee]

You could switch on UFH and use your elbow, it's quite sensitive.... or is that for babies' baths?

 

[Vicdiy]

If there is a toilet there already surely you should be fine? I personally wouldn’t be too worried if there was a toilet there already.

A joiner has put some boxing behind where the previous toilet was so the new fixings would be about 200mm away from the previous so I think it would be taking a big risk to drill new holes.

 

[Ben-gee]

This is the last time I'll say it , DON'T drill floor. Nothing to gain, lots to lose.

 

[Harvest Fields]

This is the last time I'll say it , DON'T drill floor. Nothing to gain, lots to lose.

What the alternative? No toilet or get someone that has a thermal camera

 

[Ben-gee]

Mentioned earlier in thread by myself and others. Basically silicone pan or glue blocks in to screw to etc

 

[king of pipes]

Don't do it silicone it down to the floor and screw it back to the wall . Cheers kop

 

[Harvest Fields]

Don't do it silicone it down to the floor and screw it back to the wall . Cheers kop

Seems a bit DIY to me mate. I wouldn’t except that in my house. So wouldn’t do it in a clients.