slownsteady
Well-Known Member
While doing some improvements to the bathroom, we were planning on replacing a couple of cracked tiles that happened recently. When I removed the toilet, I discovered that there were more cracks under the toilet in the area around the ring. We checked for movement in the floor and there doesn't seem to be any flex or movement. So I'm wondering what would have caused the cracks. Did i have the toilet tightened down too much? Was the collar on the drain too tight? if so, why did it happen now after about twenty years after the floor was (professionally) laid?
As far as replacement goes, I have a couple of questions. I don't want to mess with the collar cuz that may open a can of worms. So I'm planning on cutting the tiles around the collar and using spare tiles cut to match. I think it would be easier to make square cuts instead of tapering a round cut. Is that a good way to go? They would be hidden under the bowl.
And do I use grout to seal those seams?
As far as replacement goes, I have a couple of questions. I don't want to mess with the collar cuz that may open a can of worms. So I'm planning on cutting the tiles around the collar and using spare tiles cut to match. I think it would be easier to make square cuts instead of tapering a round cut. Is that a good way to go? They would be hidden under the bowl.
And do I use grout to seal those seams?