You will only need some basic tools for remodeling your bathroom.  Here is what you need: latex gloves, rags, lock pliers, wrench, a putty knife, a scraper, screwdriver, pry bar, hacksaw and caulking gun. Often you won’t need them all, it mainly depends on the type of installation of your old toilet.

In addition to the tools, you will need some basic materials: bolts (don’t use the old bolts), wax rings (one for each bolt), water supply line (here again, don’t use the old), caulking in an appropriate color.

Some materials are delivered with the new toilet, so don’t buy anything until you know what you want to install. Different tools are needed to remove an old toilet, so check out your old toilet to know how it was installed.

Here are step by step installation tips for your new bathroom toilet.

First, turn off the supply valve and flush the old toilet to empty the tank reservoir. This is a common step that many forget.

Second, lay everything out.  Check if the new toilet has any cracks, chips or any form of damage.   If this is the case, normally it was covered by a form of transport insurance, so don’t install the damaged toilet, return it for a replacement.  After removing the old toilet, clean the floor where the toilet is going to be installed and clean the bottom of the new one.   Perhaps some water drips from the old one, so prepare to clean it up.  Don’t put the new toilet directly on the floor. Put some rags between it and the floor.

Disconnect the old toilet, remove the tank and remove its bolts. You will need to cut the old caulking around the bottom using the putty knife.   Remove the toilet and put it upon a rag. There is also a wax sealing to be removed on the bottom.

For the new toilet the procedure goes in the inverse from the removal of the old toilet. You will connect the drain, seal it with wax, screw down bolts, seal it with a caulking gum and connect the water supply line. The most important point is to make sure water does not drip or escape in any form.

The whole process won’t take more than one hour, even if it’s your first time.