Hi all,

New to this group, longtime Usenet junkie. I'm doing a few home improvement
projects on a house we just bought and wondered if maybe I could hang out
for a while and run some ideas by y'all. I currently have a powder room
that has a hand-done parquet floor (really nice floor done by Randy Yost, in
Houston, circa 1975). There is a separate closet for commode and shower,
where the floor has been destroyed by a slow steady leak in the toilet. I'm
thinking of redoing that part of the floor with a single piece of black
granite. It would only be about 3*6, and need just a single cutout for the
toilet drain. I don't intend to let the new toilet just sit there and leak,
but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using a Granite floor
for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

Thanks for any advice.

~Bill

wrote:

Hi all,

New to this group, longtime Usenet junkie. I'm doing a few home improvement
projects on a house we just bought and wondered if maybe I could hang out
for a while and run some ideas by y'all. I currently have a powder room
that has a hand-done parquet floor (really nice floor done by Randy Yost, in
Houston, circa 1975). There is a separate closet for commode and shower,
where the floor has been destroyed by a slow steady leak in the toilet. I'm
thinking of redoing that part of the floor with a single piece of black
granite. It would only be about 3*6, and need just a single cutout for the
toilet drain. I don't intend to let the new toilet just sit there and leak,
but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using a Granite floor
for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

Thanks for any advice.

~Bill

Weight, primarily...how thick is this proposed piece?

I was thinking about 1". Could I get away without a concrete board underlay
if its a single piece?

wrote:

I was thinking about 1". Could I get away without a concrete board underlay
if its a single piece?

Maintaining some context is good...

iirc, granite is ~160 lb/ft3 so you're talking about 250 lb. Is the
subfloor strength and rigidity up to that much weight? IF (that's the
proverbial "big if") you have a solid subfloor and it's level (and you
can muscle it into place) you should be able to get by...

On 14-Jul-2005, Duane Bozarth
wrote:

but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using
a Granite floor
for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

i'd really consider granite tiles. the only difference will
be a few grout lines. you'll save on cost, and weight, and
ease of installation, and if you ever happen to chip or
crack it you'll be glad it's a replaceable tile rather than
have to haul that whole slab up. Buy a few extra tiles and
keep them around and safe.

A bathroom floor isn't like a kitchen countertop. It will
experience significant dynamic loading over it's lifetime.
I don't know how well a granite slab will hold up to that.
Especially if the subfloor has any significant flexion to
it.

maybe the experts can tell you differently.

ml

wrote:
Hi all,

New to this group, longtime Usenet junkie. I'm doing a few home improvement
projects on a house we just bought and wondered if maybe I could hang out
for a while and run some ideas by y'all. I currently have a powder room
that has a hand-done parquet floor (really nice floor done by Randy Yost, in
Houston, circa 1975). There is a separate closet for commode and shower,
where the floor has been destroyed by a slow steady leak in the toilet. I'm
thinking of redoing that part of the floor with a single piece of black
granite. It would only be about 3*6, and need just a single cutout for the
toilet drain. I don't intend to let the new toilet just sit there and leak,
but I'm just wondering if there are any issues with using a Granite floor
for a wettish area, and in a single piece?

Thanks for any advice.

~Bill


Why is the toilet leaking and where? I don't see a problem as long
as the floor is sturdy and flat. Make sure you use a higher than
usually wax ring to seal the toilet to the toilet flange since you
are raising the toilet off the flange by whatever the thickness or
the granite. You will also need to notch out for the hold down
screws on the flange. I see no need for cement board as long as
there are no high and low areas.

Rich

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Thanks for all the responses. To Evodawg's question about the leak, it was
leaking at the shutoff valve. The toilet was old and nasty, and we're
replacing it anyhow, so there should be no more leaks. The surface is
pretty stable since its just a two-by-four subfloor over the slab, which is
in good condition. The plywood floor is rotten from the leak, however, so I
may just replace it with 1/2 backer board. BTW, what is the protocol for
pictures on this board? Is there an a.b board that most people use, or just
post a link to pictures on my own website?

~Bill