How To Lay Laminate Flooring Around A Toilet

If you were to install the toilet and sink first the caulking could crack due to the expansion.

How to lay laminate flooring around a toilet.

You typically use the same technique for laying the flooring around the toilet flange the round fitting at the floor under the toilet that you use when laying around a post. A quick guide on how to use a template system to cut your vinyl planking around a toilet or any odd shaped wall. Use a template of each plank to obtain the shape that you need for each edge that will need to be cut to fit around the flange. Although it s possible to lay laminate flooring around a toilet or sink pedestal in practice it s difficult to make an accurate enough cut to make the transition between the flooring and fixture.

Do you have a toilet pillar or another round object in the room. This makes it impossible for any caulking around the base of the sink and toilet to hold. The flange is a ring that holds the anchor bolts for your toilet and the wax ring. Toilets seldom present a problem when installing laminate flooring because you have to remove the toilet before laying the floor.

In this video i show how to cut vinyl plank flooring around a toilet vinyl plank flooring is the going thing at the moment so jump on the trend and use these. Follow our tips for a be. If you re installing a new floor pedestal sink and toilet you should install the laminate flooring first so it s under the sink and toilet. You will need a jigsaw to cut the laminate flooring to fit around the flange.