Toilet 'throne' unfit for homeowner
Remodel mistake leaves tough job ahead
By Bill and Kevin Burnett, Thursday, April 23, 2009.Q: I recently hired a handyman to update the master bathroom in my 1963 California rancher. There were many problems with him, so I fired him before the job was completed. The bathroom floor was retiled, but the toilet was never installed. My uncle was trying to be helpful by finishing up my the job, but when he went to install the toilet, he said that the tile backer board was not built up enough before laying the tile, resulting in the toilet flange being about a half inch too high above the tile.
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