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Written case studies from two homes: a Fort Collins toilet leak into the kitchen ceiling, and a Loveland toilet leak with a diagnostic visit before the floor came up.

Loveland

Loveland toilet leak and floor repair

Problem
A toilet was leaking. The homeowner wanted to understand the likely extent of the damage and agree on a repair plan before the floor came up.
Diagnosis
On the diagnostic visit, Luke walked through the leak, the water damage, and repair options before any work started.
Outcome
When the floor was opened, we removed multiple layers of old tile and found water damage underneath. We cleaned the affected area as part of the repair, rebuilt the floor, restored the toilet, and painted the vent grate to match.
  • Finished bathroom after the Loveland job, with a new tile floor, restored toilet, and tub

    Loveland — finished bathroom after floor repair and toilet restoration.

Fort Collins

Toilet leak into the kitchen ceiling, Fort Collins

Problem
A Fort Collins homeowner had water damage spreading across the kitchen ceiling and wall above the upper cabinets. The bathroom sits directly above.
Diagnosis
We took down the two upper cabinets and cut out the damaged drywall to see how far the water had traveled. Upstairs, we pulled the old linoleum and the damaged subfloor around the toilet and found a broken toilet flange letting water through to the kitchen below.
Outcome
In the bathroom, we cut in a new drain elbow, set a new flange at the right height for the finished floor, and installed new subfloor, about 20 square feet of new flooring, and a transition strip to the carpet. Then we reinstalled the toilet and baseboards. In the kitchen, we replaced the damaged drywall, matched the texture, primed and painted, and rehung the cabinets and crown moulding. Both rooms were done in five days, with a 3-year workmanship warranty behind the work.
  • Water-stained kitchen ceiling and trim above the upper cabinets, before repair

    Fort Collins — kitchen before the repair, February 16, with a water-stained ceiling and trim above the upper cabinets.

  • Water-stained bathroom subfloor around the toilet drain at the estimate visit

    Fort Collins — bathroom before the repair, at the January 15 estimate visit, with a water-stained subfloor around the toilet drain.

  • Broken toilet flange under the bathroom floor

    Fort Collins — broken toilet flange under the bathroom floor, February 17, before the repair.

  • Kitchen ceiling and wall opened above the counter, with the upper cabinets removed and insulation visible, during a Fort Collins toilet-leak repair

    Fort Collins — kitchen during the repair, with the upper cabinets down and the damaged drywall opened above the counter.

  • Kitchen ceiling and wall closed and painted above the upper cabinets and crown moulding after the Fort Collins repair

    Fort Collins — kitchen after the damaged drywall was replaced, textured, primed, and painted, with the cabinets and crown moulding rehung.

  • Bathroom floor opened around the toilet drain, with linoleum pulled back and the damaged subfloor cut out, during a Fort Collins repair

    Fort Collins — bathroom during the repair, with the old linoleum and damaged subfloor opened around the toilet.

  • Reinstalled toilet on new flooring, with baseboards and a transition strip to the carpet, after the Fort Collins repair

    Fort Collins — bathroom after new subfloor, flooring, a transition strip to the carpet, the toilet, and baseboards.

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