Consequences of an overflowing toilet...
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:16 am
Backstory:
My inlaws live with us. They use the secondary bathroom at the end of the hall. The toilet overflowed, and they did not tell us (we never use their bathroom). Bathroom has carpet. Family's idea of cleaning up the water is throwing down some sheets/blankets to mop up the water.
So this happened on Thursday, and I find out about this last night. I am NOT happy
I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of what kind of situation I'm in, how much damage is done? I have a carpet cleaner, but since it's been a few days I don't know how much good that will do, other than maybe taking care of the odor. My bigger concern is if the floor underneath is ruined, and how can I tell. Also, I'm worried about mold! And though it feels nice in the summer, I think that the vent duct being right in front of the toilet is a dumb design. I'm worried that some toilet water has gotten in the ducts.
If I had more money and time I would pull up the carpet, put down cement board and ceramic tile. I had no idea how much remodeling could be done until I started looking through the forums, so I think I'd like to move the duct when I do it.
I guess I just need some reassurance that this has happened to other people, and it's not the end of the world?
My inlaws live with us. They use the secondary bathroom at the end of the hall. The toilet overflowed, and they did not tell us (we never use their bathroom). Bathroom has carpet. Family's idea of cleaning up the water is throwing down some sheets/blankets to mop up the water.
So this happened on Thursday, and I find out about this last night. I am NOT happy
I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of what kind of situation I'm in, how much damage is done? I have a carpet cleaner, but since it's been a few days I don't know how much good that will do, other than maybe taking care of the odor. My bigger concern is if the floor underneath is ruined, and how can I tell. Also, I'm worried about mold! And though it feels nice in the summer, I think that the vent duct being right in front of the toilet is a dumb design. I'm worried that some toilet water has gotten in the ducts.
If I had more money and time I would pull up the carpet, put down cement board and ceramic tile. I had no idea how much remodeling could be done until I started looking through the forums, so I think I'd like to move the duct when I do it.
I guess I just need some reassurance that this has happened to other people, and it's not the end of the world?