If the subfloor is spongy under your leaking toilet the toilet may have started to wobble and the problem is quickly going to get worse unless.
Replacing floor under toilet.
A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water.
But if your floor is severely rotted say more than an inch beyond the flange you re stuck replacing the flooring around the toilet.
If you re installing a new floor pedestal sink and toilet you should install the laminate flooring first so it s under the sink and toilet.
A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water.
The piping beneath the toilet in a mobile home is held in place with suspension lines.
Discover swollen discolored wood a sure sign that the subfloor needs replacing.
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.
The flange is anchored to the floor through anchor screws and holds the toilet in place through retaining bolts.
Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain.
Peel back the flooring around the fixture and you will.
The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain.
How to fix a rotten floor around the toilet.
It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood.
How to repair the sub floor under a leaky toilet.
Enough to create two square frames to fit between the floor joists and under the cuts.
Peel the flooring several inches beyond the rotted area.
Replacing a wax ring or even the entire toilet is easier than replacing the subfloor under a toilet.
The toilet in a mobile home connects to the main drain in the same manner as toilets do in framed houses or manufactured homes.