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Toilet area subfloor

From: grmehrl@aol.com
Category: Flooring
Remote Name: 205.175.225.5
Date: 22 Jan 2003
Time: 02:34 PM

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I recently discovered my upstairs toilet was leaking, and had dripped through the subfloor to the ceiling below....somehow it seems the closet bolts loosened enough to break the wax ring seal. I replaced the wax ring and reinstalled the toilet. Unfortunately, I now have a 12" hole in the first floor ceiling directly under the upstairs toilet. My question has to do with the subfloor. The wet area is minimal....about 14" in diameter, which has now dried out....so the leak is fixed. This area is dark & stained, but it still seems structurally sound, especially now that it's dry. The flange is still tightly screwed down, and does not move at all, the toilet is solidly attached too.........however, there are few small spots in the formerly wet area where I can push a knife edge through from the bottom side, but the large majority of the area is solid . Here is my issue....the house is only seven years old, and the finished flooring looks like new....I would like to avoid ripping it up to replace this small piece of subfloor if possible. Does the damage I described warrant doing this? Or is there a treatment from below that would work....Or will it be OK as is?

 

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