I've removed the toilet from the downstairs cloakroom and found the gap between the toilet waste pipe and the glazed pipe in the floor into which it was inserted packed with thin rope/thick string with a thin layer of mortar on top.
Anyone care to tell me what the rope/string is called?
Do I need to replace it when I fit the new toilet, or is there a more 'modern' way to pack the joint?
TIA.