Set the flange in place draw a line around it and use a ceramic high speed bit to remove the tile around the flange then screw the flange to the floor like the others have already stated. You must decide---most books will tell you to place the flange on top of the finished floor--.
In this video I show how I drilled through some porcelain tile.
How to drill through tile for toilet flange. Speed up at the end Youll feel a change in resistance when the bit gets through the tile. I placed a piece of wood under the tile. No Warranty Means- If it breaks in half you get to keep both halves.
I drilled a hole in a piece of 14 plastic that was just slightly larger than the bit size. Porcelain requires a diamond tipped bit. Ill show you how to use a diamond tile drill properly.
You might have to use a diamond drill. Trace a circle around the top of the flange. Most suggest that a toilet flange sit on top of tile so that the bottom of the flange is flush with the ceramic tile.
This part must lay flat on the subfloor to be screwed down. First step is to know where to cut the hole and to mark that locati. 1 Set your toilet flange into position on top of the tile with the back.
How to cut a hole in ceramic tile with an angle grinder with a dry cutting diamond blade. Do not trace around the flat outer portion of the flange. Now you can speed the drill up while backing off.
This video shows the correct way of How To Install a new Toilet Flange Over Tile Floor step by step. Some porcelain tile is too hard for a carbide bit. If the flange is still removable mark the hole locations with a felt pen remove the flange create a small 1 diameter circular dam around the hole location with plumbers putty add water to the center of the dam and drill slowly with a diamond bit.
No need to drill through the porcelain tile--no possibility that the flange will be to high and hit the bottom of the toilet --- I do bathrooms---flush to the tile has never been a problem--but on top of the tile has been on many occasions. 3 Drill a hole in the center of. Place the boards hole directly over the mark.
Now hold that board down with one hand and drill the diamond bit with the other hand. This video will show you how to drill tiles for shower pipes plumbing pipes wires and anything. I then made a thin ring of plumbers putty and put it around the marked hole.
Attempting to drill through the tile with a normal drill and bit will only cause the drill to overheat slowing down the job. Once youre a little bit deep into the tile remove the board and put the diamond bit into the hole and keep drilling. It wont slip around.
Once youre done drilling push the anchors in place screw the hardware home and vacuum up the small amount of dust. The sioux chief flange is installed above tile with the. Then I clamped the 14 plastic on top of the tile and putty.
If that is so how is the flange attached to to subfloor as the flange holes will be over the tile. Normal masonry or tile bits wont work. Im hoping to avoid trying to drill hole through the time for the anchor screws.