I had a previous question about a sewage smell and how to tell if it was something I had to pay a plumber thousands to fix, and the reply was that I had a bad floor under my toilet. That means a plumber doesn't it? I guess I should have added that we have a concrete foundation...no basement...I assume that means more money doesn't it? What I think is that a line somewhere near the toilet has busted in the concrete flooring below. Is that what a bad floor means? And to fix this would mean we would have to remove the toilet, and any flooring or walls surrounding until we find the bad line...in other words...we need a plumber... Just a silly question, but do plumbers do work and let you make a payment plan? ugh!!!

Mellisa and Ron, September 2006

is it not just the floor or flooring thats rotten. Urine acts as an acid and will burn and stain. in the real world when a man stands to pee he will miss the pan once or twice over time this will start to smell. If this is the case then i would remove the pan by unscrewing it from the floor lift it out the pipe checking seales are still ok romove the ofending Floor covering and check the sub floor. If sub floors wooden you may need to replace the area. if its concreate then give it a good scrub. let it dry replace the pan new floorcovering could be fitted inplace before fitting pan back save cutting around depending on the limit of the flanges and pipes as you need to make shure this is not leaking.

Matthew, February 2008

Have some one check the wax ring or what ever kind of flang ,to toilet seal ,you use over there .The seal is there to stop sewer gas from come out and water but your lines may be clear so there is no backing up ,just gases escaping

Steve, September 2006

since when don't plumbers do that sort of work , shows how many plumbers you must no then

heatwise ltd, September 2006

HI MELLISA & RON,
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED A CCTV SURVEY OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM FROM OUT SIDE BACK TO THE TOILET, THIS WILL SHOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROBELEMS WITH THE PIPE WORK UNDER GROUND. PRICE IS ABOUT £100 ish.YOU SHOULD CALL A DRAINAGE COMPANY AS PLUMBERS DONT DO THIS KIND OF WORK. MAY I SUGEST A COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR WE HAVE ENGINEERS THROUGHOUT THE UK. PLEASE CALL 0800 66 88 00 (FREE) FOR YOUR LOCAL OFFICE. HOPE THIS HELPS STEVE (M-R GUILDFORD)...............

STEVE, September 2006

money on completion of job

hi-spec plumbing, September 2006