Rotting Bathroom Floor Sinking Toliet

Removing rotting flooring underlayment under toilet and adding framing and replacing subfloor and underlayment to prepare for new vinyl flooring.

Rotting bathroom floor sinking toliet. If left unattended eventually the entire flooring system under the bathroom will collapse. Your toilet may also feel unstable rocking when you sit down. 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. Soak up the last of the water inside the tank with a sponge wringing it out into.

There may be dust disturbed. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. A solution of half. Place a rag in the opening to keep sewer.

If you can catch the leak in. It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood. Remove the two hold down bolts one on either. Remove all the bathroom fixtures including the toilet sink bathtub if.

Remove the old wax ring from the toilet drain and clean up around it. Turn the toilet s water supply valve clockwise to shut off water to the tank. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. 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.

When you encounter mold clean it up before replacing the floor. Turn off all the water to the bathroom. How to replace a rotting bathroom floor step 1. Wear leather gloves eye protection and a dust mask during demolition to prevent accidents.

How to fix a rotten floor around the toilet 1.