Rotten Floor Around Toilet Flange

Sometimes the subfloor around your toilet will become soft and may begin to rot.

Rotten floor around toilet flange.

Toilet flange is a pipe fitting that basically has two functions. Remove the flange from the drain. If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support. Drill several large holes around the circumference of the toilet flange.

How to fix a rotten floor around the toilet 1. Remove the two hold down bolts one on either. Remove the spongy flooring. Then use a hammer to drive a flat head screw driver in between the 2 pieces of abs flange and pipe.

If you can t turn them cut the bolts just below the nuts with a hacksaw. The second is that it holds the toilet to the floor securely. 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. Then install the new sub floor and glue on your new flange.

Replace them if necessary. Turn the toilet s water supply valve clockwise to shut off water to the tank. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Unscrew the flange bolts.

Lift the toilet off the remaining bolts and place on a tarp upside down. Now is a good time to inspect the soil pipe and toilet flange for damage or wear. Unscrew nuts from the bolts at the bottom of the toilet with pliers or a wrench. Insert the blade of the pvc saw into one of the holes then cut around the interior circumference.

You may need to cut it into more than 2 pieces to get it off. Inspect to see if you can reuse it or if you need a new one. The abs glue should break away and release the pieces. Soak up the last of the water inside the tank with a sponge wringing it out into.