Replacing Bathroom Floor Around Toilet

How to replace a rotten floor in front of a bathtub.

Replacing bathroom floor around toilet. In this case the damage was limited to. Repair dry rot in the floor around toilet. Because of leaky toilet seals pest inspectors often find dry rot in the subflooring beneath the toilet area. See your hardware store for a flange extension kit.

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. When the toilet is reinstalled its base will rest squarely on the new floor and cover any edges around the flange leaving your project with a. 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.

If your toilet has been leaking there is a danger the wooden subfloor will be damaged as a result. You may not think of your floor as vulnerable but in the bathroom it is. Cost to repair this type of damage will vary greatly depending on the extent of the damage and the type of flooring. With the toilet removed you can carry the tile all the way up to and around the toilet flange.

The process to repair the subfloor is not easy but it needs to be handled promptly to avoid further damage to the wooden floor below which could eventually result in the toilet falling through. It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood. A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water. Since you re raising the level of the floor you ll likely need to raise the level of the flange that skirts the drain as well.

Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain.