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Originally Posted by Suit
It's fairly odd for a toilet to leak from the floor connection. For starters, it would only leak when it was flushed and even then, it would be unlikely that it would leak very much as most of the water would automatically go down into the drain unless there was some sort of clog. Pics would definitely help, specially from outside showing where this wet spot is in relation to the outside. Also pics of the first floor of what is directly above the wet spot. I'm guessing its a small leak in a pipe somewhere or it is rain water that is finding its way in from somewhere. Water finds it way to odd places sometimes when you have a leaking roof since it will just run down wall studs and stuff. Do you have an accessible attic?
sorry to get back to this this late, cant take pics outside cause its dark now. in trying to describe it i cant really come up with a way that will make much sense. basically the side of the kitchen where the table is is under the first floor roof, yet the rest of the kitchen is under the 2nd floor roof and down the flat side of the house is also the walkout basement. first floor side ends at the deck, goes back up a flat wall and maybe 15' single story roof over the sunroom.
so essentially a corner which is almost exactly where the stain in the kitchen is. however from the kitchen to the spot in the basement is about 15' away, and down a floor obv. there is a small pipe down there that is wet, but i cant tell if it is also above that or not. small as in maybe 1/8"-1/4", also looks like it may have been taped already. wouldn't have been by us, and the builder is certainly cheap enough to have done that from the start. the hot water heater is in the basement, there is no bathroom or sink etc down there.
there is no attic. 2 full baths on second floor, half bath/kitchen/laundry on first. my bathroom is over the garage, which is at least 25-30 feet from the kitchen spot and at a different direction, 10-15 feet from the basement spot (best guesses)
pretty busy with work so it might be a few days before pics (ill keep reading for sure tho) but ty everyone for the help so far.