Wall-mounted water closet carrier assembly

A water closet carrier assembly for mounting a water closet having an outlet to a plurality of vertical wall members, the water closet carrier assembly comprising:

• a faceplate including:
• a central portion extending in a widthwise direction between a first side and a second side, the central portion including a mounting surface and a water closet outlet opening configured to align with an outlet of the water closet;
• a first side portion coupled to the central portion at the first side, the first side portion including a first side portion mounting aperture;
• and
• a second side portion coupled to the central portion at the second side, the second side portion including a second side portion mounting aperture;
• a first fastener configured to couple the first side portion to a first vertical wall member of the plurality of vertical wall members via the first side portion mounting aperture;
• and
• a second fastener configured to couple the second side portion to a second vertical wall member of the plurality of vertical wall members via the second side portion mounting aperture,
• wherein the faceplate is configured to be supported solely by the plurality of vertical wall members,
• wherein each of the first side portion and the second side portion includes a first leg extending transversely from the central portion and a second leg extending transversely from the first leg, wherein the first leg of the first side portion is configured to contact a first surface of a respective vertical wall member and the second leg of the first side portion is configured to contact a second surface of the respective vertical wall member, wherein the mounting surface of the central portion is configured to be aligned with a third surface of the respective vertical wall member, the third surface spaced opposite the second surface of the respective vertical wall member.