Comments on: The Toilet From Hell

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:59:52 +0000

The best way of dealing with that problem is look at the problem from underneath so you can locate the floor joists and then cut out the soft flooring and replace it with ¾” plywood. I always paint the plywood with urethane before using it in a bathroom floor.

The first time I had to replace a floor is when I put my foot through it while removing a toilet.

By: andante

andante — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:51:05 +0000

Well, when you get your toilet problems solved, I could use someone to shore up the floring around mine.

Various leaks & overflows throughout the years make sitting on the thing an adventure and always makes me nervous.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:25:22 +0000

If you have the tools, putting in a new toilet isn’t bad. It’s getting the old one out, especially if there has been a lot of re-modeling in the bathroom.

IT is not leaking this morning, but it may be lulling me into a sense of security before it attacks again.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:22:13 +0000

I have replaced one flush toilet in my life. That act is my sole claim to American masculinity, as I never could fix cars. (Tuning harpsichords… that’s more my speed, if the qualification has to be an act of mechanical prowess.) But I never, ever, ever want to replace another toilet!

Repair or replace, good luck with The Toilet From Hell®, Bryan.