Heaven and Hell of Moving a Toilet Flange

Hurricane Lane won’t cause much damage before tonight, which gives me time to talk about moving a toilet flange. Such an exciting topic, right? Well, it is to me. I wish we had known about moving a toilet flange when we remodeled our master bath in Sacramento 10 years ago. But c’est la vie. At least I acquired that knowledge in time for our Hawaii bath remodel.

Plus, for some reason, our existing guest bath toilet in Hawaii was not centered exactly between the bath tub and vanity. It’s a little bit tough as there is a lot of labor involved, especially on a slab foundation. Primarily because you have to dig through it. And our house in Hawaii is basically built on a bed of lava.

The workers from Lowes were here on-site almost all day yesterday. Reciprocating saws going as they dug up the floor. Good thing I wasn’t saving the floor tile. Spent most of my day out on the lanai, away from the noise. Fielding emails from people worried that I’ll meet my death with Hurricane Lane. But the way I look at it, at least they cared enough to check in.

Like I said, though, not much will happen storm-wise before tonight. Then the winds and rain will begin to pound us. Hawaiian Airlines is offering waivers to travelers, and my husband might get caught up in that as he’s flying to Honolulu at the end of the week. The storm should be over on Big Island by this weekend.

I am also feeling grateful that we are a mile up the hill from the ocean. Already had one home fall into the Pacific and not about to live through another disaster. Once is enough.

Our first photo on top is of the new deeper and wider tub. It is 3-inches wider than our horrid fiberglass one-piece tub. It is also about 8 inches deeper. A couple people had asked me for a photo when I mentioned buying a bath tub, so there you go.

The second photo is digging up the toilet, and the third is the finished toilet flange. Although some of the pieces for the tub are on back order. Turns out a lot of people like the design I chose. Which puts us on a waiting list for the valve and diverter for the Moen 90 Degree Collection. I ordered it from Lowe’s more than a month back. Just now, it is arriving in Georgia for shipment to Hawaii.