How To Fit Wood Flooring Around A Toilet

You will need a jigsaw to cut the laminate flooring to fit around the flange.

How to fit wood flooring around a toilet.

In this video i am installing wide plank hardwood flooring around a toilet. Consider the usage hardwood may not be the best flooring choice in a heavily used bathroom where children will splash around but it can be perfect in a guest bath or powder room that contains only a vanity and where there s little chance of water puddling on the floor. Get our expert knowledge from mohawk s installation tips for our. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain.

Always read the product literature carefully if you plan to install wood flooring in a bathroom or other damp area. 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. If the flooring raises the toilet more than 1 2 inch off the flange install a flange extender or a conventional wax ring may not seal the toilet. A flange extender is easy to install it.

The most important consideration is to have the surface of the flange come as close to the level of the floor surface as possible without being at the same level or higher. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. You may have to shim up the toilet or use a toilet base slab to prevent rocking. If the flange is set on the subfloor you may need a flange extender.

The flange is a ring that holds the anchor bolts for your toilet and the wax ring. 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. There s no need to remove your toilets when installing mohawk vinyl flooring in your home.