Franklin1918
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Our home was built in 1918. The upstairs toilet has been leaking, and when I went to replace the wax ring I discovered that the lead bend (I'm assuming it's lead, anyway) does not even reach the top of the floor. It is pretty mangled, and there is a gap between the pipe and the underside of the wood floor. This has allowed gas to leak out. I think the water leak is due to the floor being uneven, so we have a couple issues to deal with. There was a metal flange screwed into the wood, which I removed. It was badly bent. The wood around the opening is damp, but does not appear to be rotted. Was hoping to DIY this inexpensively, but I think this is beyond my ability now. What would the repair entail? There is not access to the pipe from below.
I'm attaching some pictures that hopefully show the situation better than I can describe it. It's tough to tell from the pictures, but the top of the lead pipe just reaches the bottom side of the floorboards, and in some spots it doesn't reach at all. It bends immediately, so there is not enough depth for an interior fitting (but from what I understand from reading other threads, that shouldn't be done with a lead pipe anyway).
I'm attaching some pictures that hopefully show the situation better than I can describe it. It's tough to tell from the pictures, but the top of the lead pipe just reaches the bottom side of the floorboards, and in some spots it doesn't reach at all. It bends immediately, so there is not enough depth for an interior fitting (but from what I understand from reading other threads, that shouldn't be done with a lead pipe anyway).