Bathroom Toilet Floor Repair
Clean the floor under and around the toilet of old caulk and debris to find out if you need to replace toilet flange.
Bathroom toilet floor repair. Pick a time to do it when the bathroom traffic will be lighter like during the summer months when people are outside more if possible and get started. A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water. Also the toilet is sagging on one side. Scrape all the old wax from around the toilet horn and toilet flange with a putty knife.
Going to take your advice and replace the ugly pink carpet with the laminate flooring but needing to repair the floor first. If you can catch the leak in. Leaks where the toilet meets the floor and or water stains on a ceiling below the bathroom. Handyman is the one call solution to all of your toilet repair and installation needs.
If you discover minor rot around the toilet flange install a closet flange support under the flange to transfer the weight of the toilet to solid wood. The bathroom floor and sub floor are literally rotted out from water damage. Sure it will take you some work but the end result is well worth the effort. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support.
Do i have to replace the whole floor. Check the mounting bolts that secure the toilet to the floor. Subfloor damage in the bathroom usually comes from a leaking toilet but it can also be the result of a persistent sink drain leak or even a drip behind the walls. Replacing your old toilet is a great way to refresh your entire bathroom.
Rotted bathroom floor if you find that your bathroom floor has rotted through you will need to replace it. Toilet repair installation. Handyman is also well equipped to repair your existing toilet whether it needs a new wax ring tank flapper or flush valve. Stuff a rag into the drain line to keep sewer gases out of the house and chunks of wax from entering the piping while you clean.