Vinyl Floor Around Toilet Vs Under

When you lay new sheet vinyl or vinyl tiles in the bathroom you need to remove the toilet and fit the vinyl around the flange which is the metal fitting.

Vinyl floor around toilet vs under.

Sometimes a leaking toilet can damage floor coverings and underflooring without creating any obvious signs. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Vinyl tiles are a quick way to cover a bathroom floor. Tiling around an installed toilet is easier if the base rests flush against the wall behind the toilet.

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. See your hardware store for a flange extension kit. Discolored vinyl flooring near or under a toilet is unsightly but it can also indicate a problem such as a leaking toilet. If you have to tile all the way around the base including the small space between it and the wall strongly consider removing the toilet tiling around the toilet.

The only difficult part is fitting the tiles around the toilet base or flange. Each tile bordering the flange must be cut and trimmed to fit. 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. How to lay vinyl over a toilet flange.