Fixing Toilet To Floor Boards

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.

Fixing toilet to floor boards. If your toilet has been leaking there is a danger the wooden subfloor will be damaged as a result. But if your floor is severely rotted say more than an inch beyond the flange you re stuck replacing the flooring around the toilet. Measure the depth and width of the gluing edge of the bowl. How to fix a rotten floor around the toilet.

First set the toilet in place without the wax ring and square it up to the wall. A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water. Then make an outline of the toilet on the floor with masking tape. Mount the toilet on the extended flange apply wood floor caulk around the toilet base and you re done fixing the toilet to the wooden floor.

A properly sized extender raises the flange height to within 1 16 inch of the floor surface. How to fix wood that got wet from a leaking toilet. It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood. Remove the toilet and turn it on its side.