The week my bathroom floor turned into a two inch deep pond

I was replacing a toilet flange in my 1950s house and cut the old cast iron pipe, which triggered a slow leak from a joint I didn't know was bad. By the next morning, the whole subfloor was soaked and I had to tear out a 4x6 foot section down to the joists. Has anyone else had a simple plumbing fix turn into a major floor rebuild?

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linda_mason821mo ago

Honestly, that sounds exactly like my luck with home projects. Tbh I tried to replace a leaky kitchen faucet last year and ended up finding a whole section of rotted cabinet floor from a slow drip I never saw. Ngl, it turned into a full weekend of cutting out particle board and laying new plywood. These old houses always have a surprise waiting behind the walls.

juliam401mo ago

Right @linda_mason82, it's like every fix uncovers two more problems you didn't know you had.