How To Install Floor Around Toilet

A flange extender is easy to install it.

How to install floor around toilet.

Vinyl tiles are adhesive backed and will stick to almost every surface so no messy glues or grouting are required. 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. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Few toilets are installed on a floor so unlevel that you have a good chance of falling off the side before you finish your business.

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. However even a. 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. If diy tasks like replacing a toilet and installing a tile floor are within your skill set then you can also handle tiling around a toilet.

See your hardware store for a flange extension kit. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. If the flange is set on the subfloor you may need a flange extender. Cutting tiles to fit neatly around the base of an installed toilet requires careful template making and tile nipping however so patience and precision are critical.