How To Install Laminate Flooring Around A Toilet

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How to install laminate flooring around a toilet.

Laminate flooring comes in a wide range of designs and because it has a waterproof factory finish it s a good choice for a bathroom floor covering. Laying a floor may seem impossible but that is far from the truth. 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. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain.

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. Some of the laminate flooring is also known as floating laminate flooring where you can install it without using adhesive nails or staples. Because laminate flooring floats above the sub floor on top of underlayment it will expand and contract slightly with the temperature and humidity of the room. 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.

You will need a jigsaw to cut the laminate flooring to fit around the flange. Do you have a toilet pillar or another round object in the room. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. The flange is a ring that holds the anchor bolts for your toilet and the wax ring.

Laying a floor may seem impossible.