Melanie Fuller
New Member
Several issues here BUT...main bath toilet leaked from underneath...figured wax ring was shot & pulled up the toilet. I found that previous owners had tiled over tile and just grouted around outside of flange. Roots from outside the pipe broke through the grout and destroyed wax ring...after cleaning wax up and verifying roots were not growing up through pipe I saw that the flange was installed sideways it is slightly above the newer tile (possibly an extended flange?). The bolts were drilled into the plastic of the flange to anchor the toilet properly...I need to chip out the broken grout and use what to seal between the pipe & tile floor to discourage root growth? Do I remove old plastic flange that is sideways? Do I need a new flange? When we reset the toilet with a new ring appropriately positioned waste water appears to to seep/squirt out from under the flange through that grout...advice appreciated...and is this a job for a plumber or can it be done myself? Please advise. Thanks