Davexx1
Retired Engineer
Hi to all. My first post.
We are doing new floor tile in both bathrooms and when the master bath toilet was removed, we found lots of tiny tree roots growing up alongside the sewer pipe and out from underneath the toilet flange. The roots are on the outside of the sewer pipe and coming up thru the sewer pipe hole in the concrete foundation. There is a palm tree (Florida) about 15' away from the home there and I suspect that may be the culprit.
I have dug all of the roots out from as far down in there as I can reach under the toilet flange with a pic and needlenose pliers. Tile is supposed to go down tomorrow. Anything else I can or should do while this is accessble to prevent any future trouble?
I was wondering if they make/sell some type of fairly liquid concrete or sealer that could be poured down thru the narrow gap around the sewer pipe to help seal it up and hopefully prevent any roots from growing thru there in the future. Any ideas/suggestions??
Thanks, Dave
Winter Springs, Fla
We are doing new floor tile in both bathrooms and when the master bath toilet was removed, we found lots of tiny tree roots growing up alongside the sewer pipe and out from underneath the toilet flange. The roots are on the outside of the sewer pipe and coming up thru the sewer pipe hole in the concrete foundation. There is a palm tree (Florida) about 15' away from the home there and I suspect that may be the culprit.
I have dug all of the roots out from as far down in there as I can reach under the toilet flange with a pic and needlenose pliers. Tile is supposed to go down tomorrow. Anything else I can or should do while this is accessble to prevent any future trouble?
I was wondering if they make/sell some type of fairly liquid concrete or sealer that could be poured down thru the narrow gap around the sewer pipe to help seal it up and hopefully prevent any roots from growing thru there in the future. Any ideas/suggestions??
Thanks, Dave
Winter Springs, Fla