How can I repair damage to my bathroom slab floor where the floor meets the toilet gasket?

Question

While trying to reinstall a new bathroom floor, I discovered some damage to the slab floor where it meets the toilet plumbing. How can I repair that floor to insure a better water-tight seal under the toilet?

Answer 1

The toilet seals to the sewer pipe flange with wax ring. The floor is not part of the seal. If the floor needs patching or leveling go to your local hardware store they should have several products to patch and/or level concrete.

Answer 2

First of all let me make a suggestion, you're home insurance may cover the damage done by the water, you'd have to check with your insurance company to find out for sure. If it does then your deductible would probably be $ 500.00 and the insurance company pays a restorations company to remove the toilet , any damaged flooring and subfloor or drywall (anything affected by the water ) They will then make sure the area is dry to prevent mold and disinfect the area ( biowash) to kill bacteria. When all is dry they will reconstruct everything and reinstall the toilet and paint walls if necessary.All you have to pay is your deductible. If you decide to have it done yourself, the cost will depend a lot on what the subfloor consists of and how much of an area is affected .You said downstairs, is it the basement? Is the subloor just plywood on concrete or is it plywood on concrete on sleepers? one layer of plywood or two? The baseboards will need to be removed and reinstalled or replaced I hope I'm not scaring you at this point, but without knowing all this information I can't even guess at a price for you, However, assuming you have an average size bath and it's plywood , two layers on sleepers and that the whole floor needs to be replaced, I would estimate it at approximately $ 2,600.00 materials included to replace sleepers, plywood,lino and reset toile tand dispose of debris.It would take 2-3 days from material pick up to finish. Remember you can always phone and get free estimates. Hope that helps you ,Good luck. The leak was probably just from the wax seal. it happens a lot , if you are wanting a better product for flooring , ceramic tile is the best for a bathroom .