If left unattended eventually the entire flooring system under the bathroom will collapse.
Bathroom floor is spongy around toilet.
Most importantly when you know the toilet set good purchase some dap adhesive caulk.
How to repair a rotted bathroom subfloor.
But if your floor is severely rotted say more than an inch beyond the flange you re stuck replacing the flooring around the toilet.
Your toilet may also feel unstable rocking when you sit down.
The area that is technically damaged is about 4 4.
In a squeeze tube and cauld and seal all the way around the base of the toilet against the new flooring.
This will provide a good solid base once the caulk has dried and prevent any water from entering the area under the toilet from another source like and.
If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support.
It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood.
If this material is subject to moisture or hidden leaks the plywood will rot and the floor will start to feel soft or spongy in places.
So i know some joists are damaged and need replacing as well.
If you notice any of these issues in your bathroom.
The bathroom size is roughly about 9 8.
A step by step video of how to repair the floor under your toilet replace it put new flooring trim set the toilet etc.
Peel back the flooring around the fixture and you will likely discover swollen discolored wood a.
Subfloor damage in the bathroom usually comes from a leaking toilet but it can also be the result of a persistent sink drain leak or even a drip behind.
When sitting in the bathtub i feel dizzy as if the floor is about to give way.
I have a bathroom in an older model duplex that has an extremely weaken area around the bathtub and the toilet.
A step by step video of how to repair the floor under your toilet replace it put new flooring and set the toilet etc.
A spongy floor around the toilet is a strong indication that the subfloor has absorbed water.