The back wall distance remains the same, 12-1/2 inches from the center of the toilet flange to the framing, but the minimum space to the side increases to 18 inches from the toilet … It sits about 2 1/4 from the wall and my wife thinks its too far. Viewed 3k times 2. What are my options for fixing this without ripping up the floor? I want to replace the bathroom suite in … help have a toilet that is far too small cistern does not reach wall , pan has four bolts 2 back 2 front i measured from the back wall to bolts at back it is roughly 42 cm what size of toilet would i go for converting it just over 16 inches. I thought orginally an offset toilet flange but I need more than two inches. 12" is standard, but some 10" and 14" models are available. I can't think of any reason why a toilet can't be placed a bit farther from a wall. I just installed a new 12" roughin toilet. As a result, when the toilet was seated by the plumbing contractors, it turned out to be too close to one of the side walls.It was uncomfortably tight. Toilet sits out too far from wall? This is how far the floor trap or toilet flange is required to be from the wall. My contractor installed mine and it's 2 1/4" which seems too far - Answered by a verified Plumber We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Or suppose you’re roughing in a toilet and there’s a floor joist in your way. It is a slab foundation. Reply I've even tried the space saving pan connector before. Toilet too close to wall. The back of the toilet is about 5.5 inches out from the wall, so it now looks like an "island toilet". Are you sure that's a specified distance and not a specified minimum distance? Even a flexi pipe is too wide a 90 degree bend to fit. When designing or renovating a bathroom, you'll need to know the toilet rough-in placement and measurement. Just get a water closet with a 10″ rough-in. Sometimes building contractors make mistakes. Basically the centre of the soil pipe in the floor is 100mm from the wall and I'm struggling to find a toilet with the waste exit far enough away from the wall so I can fit a pipe. Should I trade the toilet for a 14" rough Toilet or will that not fit? Active 7 months ago. Ask Question Asked 5 years ago. Re: New toilet too far from wall; Author: steve (CA) Toilets have a "rough-in" dimension, that is the measurement from the center of the flange to the finished wall. They built the walls in a friend's bathroom too close to the waste stack pipe in the floor. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. by silverflora » Sat May 17, 2008 10:15 am . It measures 12 3/4 from the finished wall to the toilet bolts. I have a 100+ yr old house and just had a new toilet put in upstairs bath. The trick is that this rough-in measurement varies, depending on the toilet style, but it's typically between 10 and 14 inches. 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