Bathroom Floor Leaking

Dry out your home the first step in drying out your home is to make sure the humidity in the room is not too high the temperature is low and the air is circulating.
Bathroom floor leaking. Evidence of a leaking wax toilet ring might not show up on the bathroom floor but this is a cheap fix and if you can t easily find the leak elsewhere pull the commode and replace the ring. Signs of trouble bathtub drain leaking. Water stains on the ceiling or joists below.
See below for a shopping list and. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey shows how to find and fix a bathroom leak. Check the patch of ceiling in the room directly beneath the bathroom for stains and signs of water damage.
Usually there is ceiling space between the upstairs bathroom and the lower ceiling. If the water is seeping up through the floor it could be a result of insufficiently sealed foundations or there could be cracks in the foundation floor. In the case of a tub set on a concrete slab the leak will ruin flooring in the bathroom or adjoining rooms.
These leaks can stain or destroy the ceiling below or rot floor joists.