how many inches should the toilet ring be from the finished wall on new construction?

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The flange should be centered a minimum of 12 inches from the finished wall surface.  An additional 1/2 inch or so will provide a little more clearance between the wall and back of the toilet.  Hope this helps!
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March 29 2010
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Most of the toilets have 12" rough-in (the distance from the center of the flange to the finished wall). There are however toilets with 10" or 14" rough-in dimension. Since this is new construction and not a remodeling project, you may have it in the specifications.

Good luck!
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April 10 2010
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Check with the toilet rough in specs.
If you do get it wrong, most manufacturers have a offset flange.
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April 09 2010
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Keep a small distance between the back of the toilet and the wall.  I think that pipe usually comes around 16 inches from the wall.  But like Giovanni said, you'll need to know what toilet you're putting down first, since they come in various dimensions.
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April 04 2010
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What does the installatioin specification say for the toilet that you are goiing to install.  You can look it up on the web.
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