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Thks all. I'm going to caulk it

my Son says not to because if I get a leaking wax ring the water will be trapped under the toilet. It seams to me that if I don't caulk I'll get junk under the edge of the toilet where it meets the floor, plus it would look nicer if it's caulked.

when installing a new toilet, should I caulk it around the bottom?

when installing a new toilet should I caulk around the bottom or not?

I’m getting ready to tile my shower walls. Should I use the regular thinset or the fortified thinset?

I bought one a few years ago and set it for 50-55 lbs and it works fine

I'm also replacing my toilet and looking at home Depot I see that their toilets start at $99 and go to about $400. is their really a difference in performance, etc.?

which includes tile.

Just thinking, What if you due fix it and the area around the fix doesn’t look as good as the area around it (lumpy drywall, ect). Then you move a couple years later and the landlord withholds part of your security because he had to hire someone to make the repaired area look good.

Your landlord is responsible to have it fixed. I would text him about the problem (so you have proof) then wait a couple of days then like breplum said, I’d hire a plumber then deduct it from the rent. That will save you a lot of trouble.

thanks, i checked out their web site - it's great

i don't have all the screws installed yet. I'm trying to decide weather to remove the hardiboard and install felt paper then reinstall the hardiboard - i was going to put felt up but i forgot till now. Or maybe just keep going. looking on u-tube some say to put up a moisture barrier and some say...

i will, but haven't got that far yet. saw a couple of u-tube videos where they say not to put a moisture barrier behind the hardiboard where it can breath so mold can't start.

here's the bench and the wall

but won't the redguard seal the moisture from getting into the hardiboard and beyond?.

the screws i referred to are in the hardiboard which is on the wall above the hot moped area

I’m rebuilding my shower stall. I was going to put 40 lb felt on the wall then Hardiboard on top of that and seal it with “redguard”. Well I got a little carried away. I put up the Hardiboard ,but forgot to put my 40 lb felt behind it. Now I’m wondering if I should remove the Hardiboard and...

a friend of my son says i should use that expanded metal and form it exactly to the shape of the bench then embed it in mortar that i run up the vertical and across the seat, so it's almost like having a concrete seat

with screws

I just had my shower stall “hot moped”. Just wondering how well thinset sticks to the vertical tarred areas. I have a built in seat in the shower that has been also hot moped and wondering if I need to attach hardiboard to it or can I thinset over the tar and attach my tile. I’ve hardiboarded...