Toilet Floor Repair

Other common toilet issues can be solved with a toilet handle and lever repair.

Toilet floor repair.

Repair floor under toilet nail the plywood to the floor joists. 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. Clean the flange well or use a new one and install over the drain and new wood. Installation is simple and the debris cover helps to prevent sewer gas from escaping and debris from entering the pipe while the toilet is removed.

If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. Wet dry vac to drain a toilet tank see how to drain a toilet tank with a wet dry vac. Lowe s offers a variety of toilet flanges wax rings and gaskets to ensure good floor prep and a tight seal to your floor. The best way to increase the longevity of your toilet and to avoid annoying plumbing.

Installed together with a wax ring the hydroseat technology ensures a tight leak free seal and features a self centering rubber funnel that fits any toilet or closet flange. This technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. Then remove the toilet by disconnecting the hoses and unscrewing the bolts on the floor. Make sure to make your nails flush with the wood.

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. Hook the heads of the closet bolts to the underside of the repair plate repair ring or push in replacement and center them in the tracks. Learn how to unclog a toilet here. 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.