Should I seal up my toilet?

Question

Hi, is it advisable to seal up the gap between my toilet bowl and the floor? (It's a dry toilet floor, baltic pine) I'm wondering why it wasn't done by the original contractor. I'm going to use silicone sealant.

Answer 1

I dont understand  how there  can be  a gap  between   the bowl and the floor.If  there is it is poor workmanship. If the gap is small so it can be sealed with silicon pl go ahead.But  keep in mind silicon sealants are flexible. As  i presume the floor is wooden  you may get better adhesion with an epoxy (2 tube) adhesive mixed with a fine powder filler.

Answer 2

Ummm...If there is a gap there then somebody did something wrong.The toilet should sit right flat on the floor. No gaps at all.

There could be 2 causes.One is that the toilet is not completely seated and needs to be pushed down more.The other is that the floor underneath is not level.if this gap you are talking about is not even all the way around(i'e.its bigger at the front than the back or visa versa) then this is the case.

  Either way it needs to be fixed.

Answer 3

There should be a wax seal between your toilet and the waste pipe.  If there wasn't you would smell sewer gases.

The reason he didn't put a silicone sealer down is like you said it is a wood floor.   You can use a caulk between the toilet and the floor.  But as a carpenter and a wood lover I wouldn't UNLESS the gap is large enough to collect dirt.  If the floor is level and the toilet is set correctly then there should not be a large gap.

Answer 4

have a look at the link

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1319083/ho...

Answer 5

I suspect that by GAP you don't mean anymore than the natural effect of the shape of the base as it sits on a level floor.

  I NEVER seal around a toilet, most especially NOT on a wooden floor. Reason 1.  What you assume to seal OUT, you will also seal IN. Reason 2. I so much want to assume that you would not be cleaning the floor with amop and bucket, if in fact the floor is Pine,,,UNLESS you mean that Pine is the subfloor with a finish floor over.

  Finally, and with no offense meant; I cannot imagine a bathroom floor, finished in wood.

Steven Wolf

Just my two "sense"