Remove the two closet bolt nuts securing the toilet base to the floor.
Secure toilet flange to rotted floor.
With the toilet flange in place you are ready to install the toilet with a new wax ring.
Screw the new flange into the subfloor.
Flush the toilet to empty the tank.
Cut out a new piece of subfloor from the proper size plywood or particle board.
Slide the two closet bolts in their slots and align their caps with the holes.
Lift the toilet off the flange and set it aside.
Wax ring this secures the flange to the base of the toilet.
Make sure that there are no spaces between the flange and the floor before screwing it into place.
If a proper seal is not achieved it will result in leaking.
If the flange is lower than or flush with the floor they make foam rings that cover the distance for a proper seal.
Screwdriver use a multi bit screwdriver to loosen screws and remove the toilet.
If you discover minor rot around the toilet flange install a closet flange support under the flange to transfer the weight of the toilet to solid wood.
If using a plastic flange ring be careful not to crack the ring by screwing the anchors in too far.
Screw the toilet flange onto the concrete use tapcon anchors or a similar type of masonry concrete screws to fasten the toilet flange to the concrete slab.
Place the super ring replacement toilet ring over the waste line making sure the mounting bolts are in the same place as the original bolts were one bolt on each side of the flange.
Attach using your used or new screws and bolts.
Closet toilet flanges must be 1 4 above a finished floor.
Wrench this is needed to unfasten the existing bolts on your toilet and around the flange.
Put the toilet mounting bolts in the flange pointing up and use some wax from the old wax ring to hold them in place.
Screw the new flange to the floor using a screwdriver and the new screws that came in the product package.
You can leave the new toilet flange off stub the new soil pipe up to the floor and then install the new flange after you have finished repairing the floor.
Soak up the last of the water inside the tank with a sponge wringing it out into a bucket.
This is so the wax ring seals properly to the flange and the hub on the toilet.
Toilet flange bolts have new bolts on hand in case your existing parts are stripped or rusty.
Cdx plywood works well here because of the recurring chance for water damage.
