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malkovich
03-11-05, 10:30 PM
the 2 inches of tiled floor right behind the toilet flange in my upstairs bathroom is sunken about 1/2 to 3/4 inch , behind that the rest of the way to the wall it is solid , on the sides and front it is solid also but out of level , and my flange is somewhat busted out on one side ...
a new floor in there is in the future but not for another year or so , as a temporary fix can i do the following ...
skimcoat the floor around the toilet to level (using what ?) ...
make a plywood platform to the shape of the toilet except extend it at the back all the way to the back wall (since that is where the damage is) ...
or, use something like the "marble toilet slab" that is pictured at a dunbar plumbing link i saw on here ...
how would i attach the plywood or marble platfrom to the floor ?
then use one of those repair flanges that can go right over an existing one ... would this get screwed/bolted into the "slab" piece ?
does this sound like a reasonable plan ? i would want it to be something that could last me a year to 18 months , too many other big projects on the outside of home i have to do this spring ... i cant do the whole floor over unless its absolutely necessary ...
thanx for any help , hope i have been clear enough to be understood ... ;) ...
a new floor in there is in the future but not for another year or so , as a temporary fix can i do the following ...
skimcoat the floor around the toilet to level (using what ?) ...
make a plywood platform to the shape of the toilet except extend it at the back all the way to the back wall (since that is where the damage is) ...
or, use something like the "marble toilet slab" that is pictured at a dunbar plumbing link i saw on here ...
how would i attach the plywood or marble platfrom to the floor ?
then use one of those repair flanges that can go right over an existing one ... would this get screwed/bolted into the "slab" piece ?
does this sound like a reasonable plan ? i would want it to be something that could last me a year to 18 months , too many other big projects on the outside of home i have to do this spring ... i cant do the whole floor over unless its absolutely necessary ...
thanx for any help , hope i have been clear enough to be understood ... ;) ...
malkovich
03-11-05, 10:32 PM
oh , i would only plan to skimcoat underneath where the new slab/base piece will be covering , just so it will be nice and solid and not possibly crack or something ... not necessary or good idea ?
notuboo
03-12-05, 07:50 AM
If you have access to the underside of the floor, you can put some plywood in place to help stablize the floor. You will have to remove part of ceiling most likely. It will not repair the damage, but it will hold it from further damage.
Current wood has water damage and is rotting place, even stopping water leak, wood will continue to disintegrate in place.
You will normally find this damage between the toilet and tubs on many small older bathrooms.
Current wood has water damage and is rotting place, even stopping water leak, wood will continue to disintegrate in place.
You will normally find this damage between the toilet and tubs on many small older bathrooms.