Installing a toilet/basin ontop of tiles

[robbieee]

Might be a silly question but....

I have tiled my full bathroom and going to install the toilet and basin... Should i put anything on the bottom of the toilet or basin when i am putting them in? Like plumbers putty or Silicon? Or is it just tile on tile?

Thanks in advance

 

[Qwerty]

Not sure what you mean tile on tile with regards to your question, but just seal pedestal and base of toilet with Silicon

 

[Stef]

I think you mean ceramic against ceramic.
I don't like to see Silicon on the bottom of the toilet & pedestal.
If they are fitted correctly you shouldn't need Silicon.

 

[robbieee]

Ceramic on ceramic i mean lol

 

[andy8758]

I think you mean ceramic against ceramic.
I don't like to see Silicon on the bottom of the toilet & pedestal.
If they are fitted correctly you shouldn't need Silicon.

No Silicon? You are just going to end up with a very urine smelling installation within a few months, unless every user sits on the toilet. I would never recommend installing a WC that does not have the base Silicon sealed to floor. And never put carpet on the floor by the WC! :yikes:

 

[robbieee]

The question is... do you use Silicon as a barrier/cushion between the toilet ceramic and the tile?

I will be sealing all the way around anyway once the toilet is screwed down

 

[andy8758]

No need for a cushion of Silicon - but if you are fixing onto a bad floor Silicon is a good option to work with spacers to keep WC level. I have seen WC's cemented in place - not nice when you (inevitably) have to remove it. There is no substitute for bolting WC with provided bolts - think 20 stone man after a hot curry the night before! But Silicon is an excellent sealant against contaminated stuff getting into crevice. If household has a sufferer of ulcerative colitis or similar the deposits that get into crevice can be considerably grimmer!

 

[ian158]

at least use clear Silicon if you don't like seeing white...you will always get pee dripping down the front and under...always Silicon round the toilet base !

 

[John Benton]

I always put clear silicon around pan and pedestal. Once the pee starts to 'go off' especially in warm weather it's like walking into the entrance in a block of flats!!!

 

[beanz]

I always put clear silicon around pan and pedestal. Once the pee starts to 'go off' especially in warm weather it's like walking into the entrance in a block of flats!!!

I'm having this exact problem now, as the toilet is also sitting on cork tiles.. Nice! Next job on the list me thinks..

 

[PaulSmith]

Depends on how often one misses the pan after a few beers, lol

 

[Stef]

I was talking about a visible white Silicon seal round the bottoms, especially round the pan.
I think it looks terrible.
As stated use clear once fixed & remove as much as possible so it isn't seen.

 

[John Benton]

Depends on how often one misses the pan after a few beers, lol

Slightly better missing the pan than using a wardrobe :lol:

 

[beanz]

Slightly better missing the pan than using a wardrobe

You say that, but the toilet doesn't get that nasty smell from lack of Silicon, if you pee in the wardrobe! :lol:

 

[Stef]

John, my mate done that.

In the wardrobe right over his wife's wedding dress!!