Replace Floor Around A Toilet

Then remove the toilet by disconnecting the hoses and unscrewing the bolts on the floor.

Replace floor around a toilet. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. Clean the flange well or use a new one and install over the drain and new wood. Depending on the bathroom configuration the easiest thing to do may be to remove a section that extends from the back wall to a foot. It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood.

Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl this technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. Make sure to make your nails flush with the wood. See your hardware store for a flange extension kit. Repair floor under toilet nail the plywood to the floor joists.

Next install a new wax ring. To replace a toilet flange lay newspaper down on the floor around the toilet and turn off the water to the toilet before flushing and siphoning all of the water out of the bowl. Remove the floor covering from the area around the toilet. Cutting tiles to fit neatly around the base of an installed toilet requires careful template making and tile nipping however so patience and precision are critical.

The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. If diy tasks like replacing a toilet and installing a tile floor are within your skill set then you can also handle tiling around a toilet. But if your floor is severely rotted say more than an inch beyond the flange you re stuck replacing the flooring around the toilet.

Peel back the flooring around the fixture and you will likely discover swollen discolored wood a. Using a hole saw cut the appropriate size hole in the plywood to fit around the drain. There are two options this step.