Yes.` The wax ring may not have been thick enough or making complete contact and the toilet not held down tight enough. Every time the toilet rocks just a bit and water gets between the wax and the toilet. It doesn't reseal and keeps doing this until it has a leak to the outside edge of the seal. Just another wax ring, a thicker one and bolt the toilet back down tight, but not too tight and break the toilet.
Depends on whether you already purchased it and whether other parts are needed. If you have the toilet, a Kant leak, a wax seal,FLEXIBLE toilet supply, and the (nuts,bolts and washers) for screwing the toilet to the floor flange, plumber should not charge more than one hour of his rate to install it. Make sure the plumber does NOT silicone around the toilet. If there is a leak from the wax seal under the toilet and it is siliconed, the water stays under the toilet and rots the floor, if you are on a wood floor.
Many 'slow' water leaks will waste several gallons of water a day. Also, the floor around the toilet can be damaged if the leak is dripping onto the floor. Toilet repair kits are very cheap, and easy to install. Check at your local hardware store, Home Depot, or Lowe's.
Wouldn't that depend on the type of toilet valve and where the leak is coming from that would dictate the type of repair?
You can install the vanity first. Then, install the tile up to the vanity and around the pipe for the toilet. Then, install the toilet. That way, you do not have to replace the tile should you ever have to replace the toilet.
No.
The time it takes to assemble and install a new toilet is about one hour.
Yes, you would indeed need a permit to install another toilet. They are easy to get.
No, toilet seats are not hard to install. There are two bolts that go through the rear of the opening on the toilet and when these bolts are secured, the seat is installed.
The wax ring is just to seal the toilet to the drain. It has no effect on the flushing.
When you purchase a new toilet seat, it is going to come with the instruction manual as to how to install the seat, when you get it in your home for installation.
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Depends on how much higher and how the toilet is made. They are not all the same. A PVC flange is supposed to be above the floor level and will clear. They are about 1/4 inch thick. You can probably get away with up to 3/8 of an inch, but any more than that and the toilet will rock on the drain and eventually leak.