Vinyl Floor Around Toilet Vs Under

How to lay vinyl over a toilet flange.

Vinyl floor around toilet vs under.

The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Not all leaking fixtures leave puddles on the floor. Discolored vinyl flooring near or under a toilet is unsightly but it can also indicate a problem such as a leaking toilet. Tiling around an installed toilet is easier if the base rests flush against the wall behind the toilet.

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. 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. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. Each tile bordering the flange must be cut and trimmed to fit.

Sometimes a leaking toilet can damage floor coverings and underflooring without creating any obvious signs. The only difficult part is fitting the tiles around the toilet base or flange. Vinyl tiles are a quick way to cover a bathroom floor. 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.