How To Install Floor Around Toilet

You may have to shim up the toilet or use a toilet base slab to prevent rocking.

How to install floor around toilet.

Installing vinyl tile around a toilet may seem like a daunting task but even an inexperienced homeowner can easily replace flooring in the bathroom. When you install a toilet on a wood floor you won t encounter any more difficult problems than you would installing one on any other floor covering. If diy tasks like replacing a toilet and installing a tile floor are within your skill set then you can also handle tiling around a toilet. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain.

Cutting tiles to fit neatly around the base of an installed toilet requires careful template making and tile nipping however so patience and precision are critical. A flange extender is easy to install it. However even a. See your hardware store for a flange extension kit.

The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Few toilets are installed on a floor so unlevel that you have a good chance of falling off the side before you finish your business. Since you re raising the level of the floor you ll likely need to raise the level of the flange that skirts the drain as well. Vinyl tiles are adhesive backed and will stick to almost every surface so no messy glues or grouting are required.