Common sources of water stains.
Water stain on ceiling under toilet.
Once you see that the water is coming through the ceiling take immediate action before the leak causes any more damage to your house.
In some cases the signs of water damage in your bathroom ceiling can be obvious.
An occasional wet floor in a second story bathroom won t cause enough seepage to damage anything underneath it.
Flashing leaks in walls and roofs are a common source of water stains on the interior.
Big brown spots or a water stain.
However because water can travel a long distance it s possible to find water stains on the ceiling farther away.
When drains seals and pipes aren t fitted properly or when they wear out they allow water to sneak around the outside edge of the barrier seeping instead into your ceiling and sub floors.
The water leaking causes the wall and the others components getting broken.
A sagging ceiling.
There is no evidence of water on the floor in the bathroom though.
A water stain on the ceiling is usually a by product of a roof heating appliance or plumbing leak that seeped through the ceiling and evaporated leaving you with an unsightly patch of dried.
If you can t identify a possible water source above the ceiling stain you may have a leaky pipe.
I had replaced wax seal with a plastic valve it was easy to install at that time.
Getting the stain on the ceiling it becomes a serious effect.
Is it a wax seal leak or a leak in the drain pipe.
Today i noticed a water spot and brown stain on the ceiling directly below the bathroom.
Since whenever the water is on the toilet tank is leaking in to the bowl and the water is running in to the drain pipe it is conceivable that the wax ring seal is damaged causing the dripping.
It shouldn t be too hard to figure out from what area of the home the water is coming.
If the stain on your ceiling is near an outside wall this might be one of the first things to check.
Whether it s the roof or an upstairs bathroom whatever is above the ceiling is usually the source of your moisture problem.
When i lifted the toilet bowl the wax seal was damaged.
Stains on the ceiling.
Notices a water stain in my ceiling below upstairs bathroom.
In fact leaks around flange style windows the most common type today are one of the leading causes of contractor callbacks.
Water leaks from a plumbing fixture or pipes may go unnoticed for days or even weeks until you notice a wet spot or water stain on the ceiling below.
The effects arising include dark stain brown and copper on the ceiling.
