Thanks to everyone who has followed my post and offered their generous guidance. I've figured out that my joists are floor trusses 24" OC. The problem area in the bathroom may actually extend into the kitchen as the wall sits in between joists (one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen). The kitchen area has a range (easy to move) and a single cabinet (also easy to move since i have not reattached to the wall after moving 3" over to accomodate a 30" free standing range). While doing my kitchen project, I could tell that the subfloor in there was newer. I think the old fridge of the previous owner had leaked. I felt under the floor this morning and they had put some kind of 2x4 support in the kithcen - thus, they did not work under the wall and over 2 joists. This may complicate things, but I am up for pulling up the part of the floor in the kitchen that would connect to the bathroom. I want to go over the bathroom joist (that sits about 6"from the wall) and on to the next one that would take care of the toilet. What do I need to know about the closet bolts for the toilet? When installing tile, how do these bolts come up? Through the tile?? Or should the toilet sit on the sub and the tile around the base? I'm sure by now anyone reading this will know I am only a beginner... What about the vanity? Should it sit on the sub or the tile? I have in mind only to replace up to the vanity - about 4' from the tub edge to the vanity. I'd like to go ahead and buy my supplies by Thursday or Friday, as I have read it is best to let the wood stay in the room for 24 hours. What issues should I anticipate replacing the subfloor under a wall? Do I necessarily have to go under the wall, since that other sub has already been replaced, in order for my bathroom floor to rest on two joists instead of just blocking? Thanks for any guidance and I apologize for my lack of knowledge in this area.
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