should you, or should you not..caulk around toilet?

[vash]

i been told both. sadly, i've already done it. and i did a great tidy job. around the sink base, not so tidy.

should i leave it exposed to illuminate a potential toilet seal leak?

[dad911]

Actually, on a tile floor I prefer to level it & grout it.

On other flooring we caulk them in.

[LakeCleElum]

Heard both ways. Caulked mine ......One was leaked around the wax ring and i didn't know it till I had a home "energy audit" and the guy noticed if from the crawl space....

[Tobra]

maybe make some small holes in the caulk so a leak would be more evident from inside the house

[look 171]

Always caulk around toilets and sinks. This is to prevent water from getting under the toilet or should I say if you ever miss, pee will not get under there. You can't clean it. Use Polyseamseal. Have a wet sponge and wipe off excess before it drys. they make them in various colors to match. I use white because it matches the toilet unless yours is a different color.

[Oracle]

IMO no, you really want to know if there are any leaks from the wax ring

[Daytona]

Originally Posted by look 171

Always caulk around toilet. This is to prevent water to get under the toilet or should I say if you ever miss, pee will not get under there. You can't clean it. Use Polyseamseal. Have a wet sponge and wipe off excess before it drys. they make them in various colors to match. I use white because it matches the toilet unless yours if a different color.

This is the way to go and it is code in Florida.

[mattdavis11]

Originally Posted by Oracle

IMO no, you really want to know if there are any leaks from the wax ring

+1, no caulk. If you do insist on caulking, let it get a fat a$$ first.

[J P Stein]

On a slab foundation it's OK. On a wood floor it's asking for more trouble than you can imagine. Dry rot is a misnomer. Wood has to get wet to dry rot. The longer it goes undetected the worse it gets.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Oracle

IMO no, you really want to know if there are any leaks from the wax ring

Originally Posted by mattdavis11

+1, no caulk. If you do insist on caulking, let it get a fat a$$ first.

Caulk or grout is for support. Toilets will move about on the floor and weaken the wax seal if not supported properly. I use wedges first (after the fat a$$ ).

Did you know that you can buy a specific torque wrench for closet bolts? You will when you break a toilet base!

[sammyg2]

You should.

[MBAtarga]

I say no caulk. When the wax seal starts to leak you want to know it before the floor under the toilet rots.

[azasadny]

I caulked the front and sides and left the back open so water could leak there and not get trapped behind the caulk...

[Dantilla]

I'm firmly in the "No" camp.

Sometimes inspectors want to see them caulked. If so, just the front where they can see, NEVER all the way around.

[trekkor]

I caulked the front and sides and left the back open so water could leak there and not get trapped behind the caulk...

This is the correct answer.


KT

[A930Rocket]

I've always caulked mine in rhe front and sides, but nit in hardwoods. It just doesn't look right.

[URY914]

So there's your answer. Take your pick.

[vash]

Originally Posted by URY914

So there's your answer. Take your pick.

hahhaha.,

i opened up the area in back..

[GH85Carrera]

I have a concrete slab floor with Porcelain tile on top. I have the toilets caulked. The original toilets from the builder were caulked.

On a wood floor, only caulk the front part if you like the look of it.

[scottmandue]

Always... I mean never...

I caulk around mine... but just because I love saying caulk.... caulk, caulk, caulk...