how to

SHIM A

Toilet

In order to get started, we’d always recommend checking the bolts first of all, as your problem may be far simpler than anticipated, and may just involve tightening a few loose bolts.

In order to check your bolts, simply tighten them up as much as possible, then try rocking your toilet again.

If you notice that the bolts aren’t the issue however, and your toilet is still wobbly, then you can move on to the next action.

In some areas, you may find that you’ll need to apply more shims than in others, because of the height of those particular gaps.

Oftentimes, the gaps will be all around the base of the toilet, so check the back, front, and sides in order to make sure that you’re doing a thorough job.

In order to get started with this process, you’re going to need to insert the shims, with the sharp pointed end facing the toilet.

You will notice as you do this that you may need to insert quite a few shims in certain areas, and even stack a few on top of one another, depending on how large the gaps are in your toilet.

Push the shims as hard as you can, in order to make sure that they’re underneath the base of the toilet. Sometimes, you may feel like they could go further, but you’re not able to achieve this without a tool.

For our next step in the process, we’re going to be taking a look at how to trim your shims, so that they aren’t sticking out anywhere. Trimming your shims is actually incredibly easy.

Now for our next step, we’re going to start caulking the base of the toilet. If you’ve never done this before, our key piece of advice would be that precision is key.

You don’t want to use too much caulk, as this can create an incredibly untidy appearance, and make it appear globular around the base of your toilet.

All you need to do at this point is wait for the caulk to dry. You don’t want to start using it prematurely and risk having your handiwork ruined.

Make sure that you leave the caulk to dry for approximately 12 hours. It’s good to leave it overnight, as this ensures that it will be fully dried and secure by the time the morning comes.

how to

SHIM A

Toilet