[rebakane56]

In the bathroom, there is brown ooze seeping from under the tiles. It only occurs when you walk on the floor. This is happening, in from of the toilet. Any idea?

[tickle]

If you are on septic it could mean it is backed up; or it could be the adhesive used for the tiles,if they are acrylic material. If it is your septic backed up, that is a serious problem and harmful to anyone living in the house; if it is adhesive it means it is really old and needs to be taken up.

One of our plumbers will be along shortly but if it is a septic problem, it needs to be dealt with.

[massplumber2008]

Hi Rebakane

It is certainly hard to determine much from here, but "brown ooze" by the toilet strongly suggests a leak at the base of the toilet to me...;) What kind of "tile" do you have...vinyl or ceramic/stone? Either way, I would dry the toilet and then flush the toilet and check for leaks at the base of the toilet (leak at base usually indicates that the WAX gasket at the toilet is bad), in between the toilet tank and toilet bowl (indicates a leak at the toilet tank bolts or spud washer), and also check the toilet water supply tube and connections (use paper towel to check entire length of tube/shutoff up to tank).

If nothing is obvious, I would lift the toilet and inspect the area under the toilet...replace the wax gasket at this time and clean all real well. You may need to dry out the area using a dehumidifier or, if the problem persists, you may have a leaker under the ground (if water pipes go under or into the floor).

Start there...

Mark