Project: Bathroom Floor - Part 1

Well, I guess a good thing to learn in life is to expect the unexpected.  I wasn't planning on starting this project for a little while.  In fact, I had already begun my weight loss project with a post ready to go...  until I got curious and started to peel up the crack in the linoleum.  Here's what I found (Warning: these pictures are not pretty.  You've been warned.)...

Yeah, I told you... not pretty.  Well, bookcase the weight loss project for a couple more weeks, I suppose.  So I guess this has been happening for a while without us even really knowing.  Our ceiling downstairs didn't show any signs of water because the toilet sits directly over a shaft that runs straight down to the foundation of the house.  Anyway, after completely ripping up all the linoleum around the offending water damage, I sprayed the heck out of it with lysol and put a fan on it for a few days to thoroughly dry it out and start killing any mold and such.  Tonight (with the help of amazing parents and in-laws) I got the toilet out, and more of the sub floor uncovered.  Here's what it currently looks like...

So I guess the next step will be tearing out that sub floor panel and replacing anything that got wet as far as insulation, sheetrock, etc.  After I figured out exactly where the pipe was, I had a better idea of where to check in my ceiling below for water damage.  Luckily it looks like it's only a small area...

Well, that's about it.  I guess the moral of this story is "Water damage is not cool."  - or - "When it rains it pours, and when it flushes it floods."

More updates as they come...Cheers, and may your luck be better than mine 

(as I'm sure it probably is ☺)