Have a toilet that sits on two floorboards of slightly different heights.
Had a rather large guest last week and the weight caused the screws to pull out of the back floor board and the toilet tipped forward slightly.
I've now replaced the screws, but to prevent this happening again, I was looking to put some sealant under the front floorboard that is slightly lower than the rear board and so creates a 3-4mm gap.
Ideally wanted something that was white, that would set hard to give support (rather than flexible like silicone/caulk) and wasn't too adhesive, in case I need to move the toilet for repairs.
Any suggestions?
Slide a bit of thin ply under it.
Draw round it.
Remive, cut, sand, varnish.
Reinsert. Screw bog back down.
I’d whip the toilet out, pull the boards up (or cut at joists) and brace the lot from underneath.
Get some plastic spacers that are sold in builders merchants etc, shim toilet as necessary, seal with silicone.
I’d whip the toilet out, pull the boards up (or cut at joists) and brace the lot from underneath.
Wow, do you get a forklift in to put up a shelf.
Shim it like the others said, sealant won't provide support.
Wow, do you get a forklift in to put up a shelf.
No, but I am a property developer who does things properly so I don’t have to go back to fix botched jobs.
A shim, done properly, isn't a botch.
As above a shim isn’t a bodge. The problem is uneven boards not adequate support. You could power sand boards to same height but involves removing toilet.
I would try to avoid that as you could cause a leak refitting it. I would shim it, have to do it quite often with toilets as they are not a machined product therefore are often uneven on the bottom. Simple fix, minimal disruption perfectly acceptable.
I would like to work for a developer with your mindset though Colp, see too many complete disasters with new builds.
