Rotten Floor Around Toilet Flange

Unscrew the flange bolts.

Rotten floor around toilet flange.

Sometimes the subfloor around your toilet will become soft and may begin to rot. The first is that it connects the floor drain to the drain of your toilet. Now is a good time to inspect the soil pipe and toilet flange for damage or wear. This could be because of leaks or overflows.

Remove the two hold down bolts one on either. Remove the flange from the drain. Soak up the last of the water inside the tank with a sponge wringing it out into. Inspect to see if you can reuse it or if you need a new one.

Turn the toilet s water supply valve clockwise to shut off water to the tank. Unscrew nuts from the bolts at the bottom of the toilet with pliers or a wrench. Toilet flange is a pipe fitting that basically has two functions. Then use a hammer to drive a flat head screw driver in between the 2 pieces of abs flange and pipe.

Remove the spongy flooring. You may need to cut it into more than 2 pieces to get it off. Replace them if necessary. If you can t turn them cut the bolts just below the nuts with a hacksaw.

The abs glue should break away and release the pieces. Lift the toilet off the remaining bolts and place on a tarp upside down. Then install the new sub floor and glue on your new flange. Flange support 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.

Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Cut support lumber usually 2x6s or 2x8s to fit between the existing floor joists on each side of the hole and install them with long screws leaving half the width of the support lumber under the existing floor. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. How to fix a rotten floor around the toilet 1.