Toilet sealant?.

[Caws]

I guess this fits under plumbing. the toilet in our wetroom gets really grubby around the base. Should it have sealant around it?

 

[JaimieH]

Yes, sanitary silicone which has anti fungal properties.

 

[Madrab]

really grubby around the base

What do you actually mean grubby? Can it not be cleaned/mopped? Also shooting straight sometimes helps

Some like a line of silicone around the bottom of a toilet, some don't.

 

[Caws]

Well the toilet in the main bathroom is close fitting to the vinyl floor so just gets wiped. The wetroom toilet has a more pronounced gap but goes grubby from the shower water. I keep having to bleach around the base as the mop doesn't get in the gap.

 

[lostinthelight]

Sounds handy, sitting on the bog for a shower....

 

[JaimieH]

I would definitely suggest sealing the base of the toilet, you don't want water getting underneath it on a regular basis. Ideally you should remove the WC first to clean and dry before refitting and sealing the base.

 

[Caws]

Is there any sort of solid sealant instead of the dreaded silicon? Like a tape or something? I' sure I saw an ad for some somewhere or I may have dreamt it

 

[Madrab]

There isn't really a bespoke seal you can get for the bottom of the toilet. Maybe just use clear silicone to just fill the gap flat to the pan, as against creating a fillet.