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I am carpeting a bathroom and would like to determine the finished floor height so I can get the toilet flange raised up as necessary to ensure that the fixture is stable and that it won't leak.

How do I determine what the finished floor height of a carpeted room will be? Do I simply add 1/2" if I'm planning on 1/2" padding beneath the carpet?

How does one accommodate the fact that carpet and pad will compress on installation of the bowl and additionally over time? <-- This was a very silly statement, as has been called out by many people. It wasn't really my intent to put the toilet on the carpet, but to have the carpet installed around the bowl. Despite 3 attempts to proof read prior to posting, I still managed to leave that in there.

PLEASE DO NOT WASTE TIME TELLING ME THAT I SHOULDN'T CARPET A BATHROOM.

This is a battle that has already been lost and it is not one that I'm willing to get divorced over, as that would be the only possible outcome to a non-carpeted bathroom.

FreeMan
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The finished floor height will be the height of the floor without carpet and pad. The toilet gets installed first. Then carpet and pad trimmed around the base of the toilet. ( Haven't had a carpeted bath here in Fla. but when I was in Ohio it was nice on the feet on cold mornings....no judgement here.)

RMDman
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Most of the time, bathrooms are carpeted after the fittings, including the toilet, are already in. With a good fitter, you won't see any difference, and when comes the time to change the carpet, which will happen, it's far easier to take up the old, often rotten, or soggy one.

So, mount the pan straight to the floor, and fit the carpet round it. That way, it's onto something more solid, and won't tend to move about as everything settles, too. Even use underlay if you wish, why not?

Tim
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