Bathroom Toilet Floor Repair

Handyman is the one call solution to all of your toilet repair and installation needs.

Bathroom toilet floor repair.

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. Leaks where the toilet meets the floor and or water stains on a ceiling below the bathroom. 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. Toilet repair installation.

The bathroom floor and sub floor are literally rotted out from water damage. Handyman is also well equipped to repair your existing toilet whether it needs a new wax ring tank flapper or flush valve. 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. 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.

Check the mounting bolts that secure the toilet to the floor. A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water. Rotted bathroom floor if you find that your bathroom floor has rotted through you will need to replace it. Sure it will take you some work but the end result is well worth the effort.

Replacing your old toilet is a great way to refresh your entire bathroom. Peel back the flooring around the fixture and you will likely discover swollen discolored wood a. If you can catch the leak in. If necessary make sure the toilet is in the right position and tighten the bolts.

Also the toilet is sagging on one side. 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. Scrape all the old wax from around the toilet horn and toilet flange with a putty knife.