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Author: whitey (MI) I live in a condo, second floor. Floor is fire retaining cement. Floor is crumbling at front and around waste flange and has no wood base just wall insulation around it. I want to tile the floor. There was linoleum over floor, but I removed it. Flange screws seemed to just be screwed into cement. Flange and waste line are pvc.I`m stuck and not sure what to do.
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Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) The best thing to do is remove the existing flange, you may have to use an inside pipe cutter. Tile the floor then attach a new flange atop the tile. If the void around the pipe is too large you could probably fill it with a hydraulic cement.
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Author: steve (CA) Is the floor "concrete" or "gypcrete"? Gypcrete is a gypsum cement poured over a wood subfloor, for noise and fire resistance(used mainly in multi-story multi-family residential). If gypcrete, read up on prepping for tiling over gypcrete.
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Author: whitey (MI) Thank You for your quick response. Edited 1 times.
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