I got a pointer here from the John Bridge tile forum.
We are remodeling a guest bath and I have some questions about the 50 year old toilet plumbing. We've got 4 inch cast iron pipe with a solid iron flange that appears to be soldered to the outside of the pipe. The flange is completely solid - there are no places for it to affix to the floor, just the two toilet bolts that appear integral. The pipe seems solid though the lip closest to the front has corroded down a bit, I don't know if that affects its integrity. The flange was sitting lower than the tile, which itself was on top of the original linoleum, and did not appear to be supported by any kind of subflooring to speak of.
There is evidence of water damage to the plywood subflooring as you can see, though we never saw any leaks above the tile (probably because the flange was lower, right?) Given the whole setup you see here, including the access underneath, would we need to replace the flange and/or soil pipe, or can we make this work? The new tile we plan to put in would put our finished floor level flush with the old flange.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
We are remodeling a guest bath and I have some questions about the 50 year old toilet plumbing. We've got 4 inch cast iron pipe with a solid iron flange that appears to be soldered to the outside of the pipe. The flange is completely solid - there are no places for it to affix to the floor, just the two toilet bolts that appear integral. The pipe seems solid though the lip closest to the front has corroded down a bit, I don't know if that affects its integrity. The flange was sitting lower than the tile, which itself was on top of the original linoleum, and did not appear to be supported by any kind of subflooring to speak of.
There is evidence of water damage to the plywood subflooring as you can see, though we never saw any leaks above the tile (probably because the flange was lower, right?) Given the whole setup you see here, including the access underneath, would we need to replace the flange and/or soil pipe, or can we make this work? The new tile we plan to put in would put our finished floor level flush with the old flange.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.