The right amount of space in front of the toilet bowl.
Toilet drain dimensions from wall.
Discharge hole from back wall.
The 12 inch measurement runs from the wall itself to the dead center of the drain.
Distance is zero fixture side to side buffer.
The distance between the toilet and the wall.
Offset hole from the back wall by 12 1 2 inches discharge hole vertical.
The standard placement for a toilet drain in the bathroom is 12 inches from the wall behind the toilet.
18 inches recommended if bathroom layout allows.
For those who are unfamiliar with what this is a toilet s rough in distance consists of four different dimensions.
When measuring to place your drain hole first make a mark at 12 inches and then create the outline for the drain hole around this mark.
The bathroom drain is very difficult to move so your toilet has to fit on top of this drain with plenty of space behind it for the toilet base and tank.
The correct amount of space on both the right and left side of the toilet.
However it s useful to know that toilet s also come in.
Drain located at floor height.
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 centerline to.
The proper distance from the back wall to the toilet flange.