Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Toilet Drain Pipe/ Flange too high

Hi-

I'm remodeling my bathroom and have removed the previous floor leaving just the subfloor. There was a metal flange (looks like a bracket, not like the plastic flanges I see in home repair books) which I removed because it was bent and gross. The pipe has a lip that the flange was resting under. Now I'm building my floor back up (second layer of plywood, mortar and ceramic tile) but I don't think that the resulting height is going to be flush with the pipe/flange. What can I do? The pipe/flange will rest about 1/4" higher than the floor. Can I cut the pipe flush with the floor after the floor is installed? If so, the metal type flange won't work because there will not be a lip on the pipe for the flange to rest under. What kind of flange do I buy then?

Any assistance you can offer would be much appreciated. I really don't want to add anymore subfloor layers or my tile will be too high with respect to the floor of the adjacent room.

THanks so much!

V

The finished flange height must be on top of the finished floor with the new floor you are installing tucked in underneath the flange so that it can be properly anchored.