Repairs and problems
A toilet that rocks on the floor
The short answer
Movement at the pan stresses the connector and eventually the waste. A rocking WC is a leak waiting to happen.
Questions to ask any fitter
Where the floor around the pan has softened from a long-term leak, refixing alone will not hold.
Frequently asked
Can I just silicone it down?
That hides movement rather than stopping it, and traps any leak beneath.
Should the pan be sealed to the floor?
Usually yes as a finishing detail, but only once it is properly fixed.
How this is diagnosed
- Uneven tiling or a lost fixing is the usual
- cause; packing and refixing into sound floor solves it if the deck is dry.
- Where the floor around the pan has softened from a long-term leak
- refixing alone will not hold.
Local help with rocking toilets
We cover Gloucester, Cheltenham and the surrounding GL postcodes. Include your town or postcode and we can say straight away if it is in range.