NOTE TO ALL DIY: If you stop any screw before it is completely into its final position, when you come back to fully set it, back the screw out slightly then drive it “home”, completely into its final position. The reason this fellow broke off 2 Tapcon screws is due to over torquing the screw. This usually only occurs if you start…stop….then start again.

Flushable toilet looks great. Everything is coming together well. Great inspiration

On the broken tapcons - they usually don't just break for their own sense of fun. I would guess either your hole wasn't quite deep enough, or enough of the drilled out concrete dust stayed in the hole that it the screw got into it and hung up. Concrete dust cut by the screw threads can also fill up the bottom of the hole as the screw goes in. Unlike into wood or most other materials, the concrete has _no_ give, so if you don't have space for the screw, it'll bind up and shear off. I believe tapcon recommends overdrilling by at least 1/2", and also blowing out the holes with compressed air. For next time :)

Excellent video. You encourage people to pay attention to detail that matters. I suggest that people alway uses a quality angle stop, quarter turn shut-off valve. Do not buy cheap shut-off valves. As for the the supply rough-in, as you say, a drop ear 90 is best, with a brass nipple extending horizontally for the shut-off valve. My preference for wall covering around a toilet is tile. So use cement backer board instead of drywall.

always fun to see your progress Alex. My preferred way to put in toilets is to run 4" PVC up through the floor (3x4 closet bend common fitting everywhere). That way you can grout/fit tight to the floor then get flange that glues inside the 4" pipe,. Also, I guess no tile or other flooring down there? If so would be best to set flange after floor in, or shim it up so it will sit onto of final floor. Thanks for sharing your work.

Very nice video thanks for sharing

Very helpful, thanks.

Well I wasn't expecting the end, but it bloody cracked me up 🤣 Nice job on the toilet and don't forget to wipe!!🤣

Food for thought...rough in the water line on the other side of the toilet so the shut-off valve is hidden from view.

I’ve always heard to keep radiant infloor pex away from the toilet drain to reduce the chance of the wax ring getting warm and potentially leaking. If you do try a wax ring, please let us know what happens.

Definitely don’t use black iron for a stub out! Or galvanized…They make copper stub outs that adapt to PEX from Sioux Chief that sweet onto a hero bar or the new hot items being installed are called MODA boxes from Oatey.

The pose is 👌

Keep the water valve close to the wall. It doesn’t need to protrude that far and be so unsightly.

To drill holes in concrete a hammer drill is used. Drills a lot easier and cleans out the hole better so the tapcons go in better and don’t snap..

Those metal flanges rust out over time. I'm guessing the concrete is the finished floor? Otherwise, the flange rests on the finished floor.

I'm working in a bathroom that is directly above an old cistern. Good news is I have access to the plumbing from below in the cistern. The customer wants to swap the location of the sink and toilet. I have never installed a complete toilet and drain. Just replaced toilets. Can I set the flange and secure it before running the drain to it? I don't have the tool you had to cut below the floor surface. What fasteners would you recommend so I don't run into the issue you had with them breaking. Any advice would greatly help and thank you. Great video.

a hub saver will drill out the pipe,, and will drill out the flange.. its essentially a giant PVC drill bit just for what you are doing come in all the PVC sizes

Curious why you set the toilet onto the concreate instead of tiling your floor first, then setting the toilet on top of the tile? Are you going to tile around the toilet? If you ever swap out toilets, that will be an issue because your tile is matched to your existing toilet? Just curious and not sure if you covered that in the video. Thanks

Try "One and done". Flange bolts for a normal toilet.,, you can thank me later..

The toilet I'm installing has the same weird plastic piece to hook the toilet to the drain. Would you recommend silicone on the seal to help prevent leaks?

Last comment was funny. A man needs to mark his territory.

Very surprised you don’t have Half flush/Full flush buttons on the water tank .In Australia this is compulsory. Half flush is 3 litres and Full flush 4.5 litres( sometimes 5 litres). Saves a lot of water with the 2 buttons over a year even.

No, you should put the flange on top of finished tile, not on the concrete subfloor.

Copper is ok but black iron is a big NO for water. Is the concrete your finished floor?

i remember.

Guess what. The closet flange is meant to sit directly on top of the finished floor surface. womp womp.