the crapper is done...

i thought this project would never be finished. ol' lady wanted tile floor.  she found the tile for $.11/foot, so what could i say? she wanted the old tile and mortar bed removed so new tile would be flush with the wood flooring into the bedroom.  finally got the old tile mortar bed out only to find that slab was not smooth and level and drywall behind the throne had rotten due to getting wet (and therefore woudl not hold new tile baseboards), so, smoothed and leveled the floor, replaced sheetrock, trimmed the cast iron pipe, filled the void around the drain pipe, installed tile flooring and baseboards, installed new closet flange, reinstalled toilet and there you have it.   

repurposed steamer trunk

 so my ol' lady has this old steramer trunk that has been in her family for decades.  it has seen better days and has spent most of it time with us out in the shop collecting dust a rusting out.  well, since we turned the playroom into a movie thatre, ive beenlooking for something to hold extra blankets for sleepovers and what not.  a friend of ours has a large armoire that holds blankets and pillows, but something like that is too big for theatre 506.  so, i cleaned up the steamer trunk, re-finished the metal hardware, added nylon casters, and there you have it, a repurposed steamer trunk perfect for the movie room.   

drain problem

so i removed the toilet and old tile in order to install new ceramic tile flooring.  the old closet flange had rusted thru and was about an inch above the height of the new flooring.  so i removed the old cast iron flange and cut the pipe even with the new floor.  my problem is that i'd like to use a twist-n-set pvc replacement flange instead of a cast iron flange. however, the hole in my slab for the drian pipe to come thru is about 7" diameter and the drain pipe is 4" diameter, so there is a void between the outside wall of the pipe and the inside wall of the slab and i cant secure the flange to tghe floor with crews or bolts. what do i need to do in order to secure it to the floor to keep the toilet from wobbling under the weight of the user?

im thinking that my only option is to use a leaded cast iron flange or fill the void with cement/mortar and glue the flange to it.