Good morning Cafe. Coffee is on!
I got a bit done on mom's house yesterday. I just work and leave a big mess in my wake for my new minions to clean up!
Today I will tackle the getting the toilet installed. I was whining about my plight to the guy that pulled the cracked slab out of the front porch at dad's house. He recommended I use automotive gasket maker. It will remain pliable and form an air tight seal between the new black ABS flange with interior insert with a rubber grip seal and the old cast iron flange. I was concerned about the rubber gasket on the new flange making a good enough seal against the corroded interior of the 4" cast iron waste pipe. The gasket around the top will solve that problem. I'll still make an effort to smooth out the interior of that pipe but I don't think I'll ever get it smooth and uniform enough for a reliable seal.
I got a bit done on mom's house yesterday. I just work and leave a big mess in my wake for my new minions to clean up!

Today I will tackle the getting the toilet installed. I was whining about my plight to the guy that pulled the cracked slab out of the front porch at dad's house. He recommended I use automotive gasket maker. It will remain pliable and form an air tight seal between the new black ABS flange with interior insert with a rubber grip seal and the old cast iron flange. I was concerned about the rubber gasket on the new flange making a good enough seal against the corroded interior of the 4" cast iron waste pipe. The gasket around the top will solve that problem. I'll still make an effort to smooth out the interior of that pipe but I don't think I'll ever get it smooth and uniform enough for a reliable seal.