How I (Arlene) Stopped my Toilet from Rocking

Does your toilet rock out every night? The perils of a rocking toilet can be many.  Besides it feeling like an amusement park ride, and feeling uncomfortable,  it can ruin your floor, cost you money and is just something which can’t be ignored.  A  toilet rocks  either because the wax ring cracked,  the floor is uneven or the toilet is defective.  Sometimes the toilet needs shims placed in the back to stop the rocking but if the wax ring is broken, or if the toilet is leaking from its base it will need to be pulled up and fixed.

It is also important to fix the rocking for sewer gases could be making their way into the room and this is something that shouldn’t be breathed by anyone.   Sometimes 2 wax rings need to be used instead of just one, making sure to place the wax rings on the bottom of the toilet first, then pressing down the toilet to the floor. 

When the toilet is fixed and reset, and the toilet is not rocking out at night anymore then, a thin silicone caulk should be used around the base to prevent further sewer gases from being omitted into the room.  Some plumbers and some states have different codes for this, some seal completely around the base, some leave an opening in the back to allow to see for anything leaking and some do not use a caulking at all. 

Whatever you decide to do the most important thing is to make sure the toilet sits firmly and completely flush to the floor without any movement .