Water seeping from under the toilet pedestal- Help!

[littlelamb]

What could this problem be and is it likely to be very expensive to fix?! I would not foot the bill anyway as its my landlords responsibility really, but I am really worried about the floorboards under the toilet, as there seems to be a permanent little pool of water under there. Any idea?

condensation? is the room coldish then you have showers/get room steamy? prob. all it is - only solution, keep room warmer, open windows more, put something round to soak it up........ - failing that as a cause...do you have a man or boy in the house...?!

sorry forgot to add - doubt it's the toilet itself leaking.

Any men /boys in the house and are they being careful, iyswim?

Or, could shower water be spraying outside the bath onto the floor around the loo.

Have experienced both problems!

Wow thanks for the replies! The room doesnt have a window so there is a lot of condensation (have just wiped a load off the cistern actually) but it does seem to be coming from underneath the toilet, and the pipes at the back do seem a bit damp too. The shower is not near the toilet, and there are no boys! I do wonder if maybe my housemate has put something down the toilet that may have blocked it and caused a problem?

but if there was a blockage, like something that shouldn't have been flushed, the loo would fill up and overflow when you tried to flush it, and be all rather dramatic, wouldn't it? Rather than noticing a permanent little pool of water.

Hmm, you know the pipes going out of the loo? Is it worth wrapping towels around them for a few days? That way, if the towels are wet when you take them off, you'd know there was a leak, as opposed to condensation which wouldn't feel the same. Does that make sense? It's unlikely to be a leak out of the bottom of the ceramic bit, would have to be a joint.

Thanks
I've just googled the problem, and a really good suggestion was to put food colouring in the cistern so I can tell if the water is condensation or not, so will do that tomorrow. Have just had a text back from the landlord to say its ok to call a plumber but dont want to waste their time if its a condensation problem. Thanks again for all your speedy help!

Good tip. I like that.