How To Fit Lino Flooring In A Bathroom

Roll back the second half of the floor and repeat the gluing process.

How to fit lino flooring in a bathroom. Apply vinyl flooring adhesive at the area of the toilet base with an adhesive trowel. This provides a smooth even surface for the linoleum to rest on bypassing the problems of using a damaged or worn floor entirely. However these are not recommended for a bathroom as moisture will often penetrate the seams between them causing mold and mildew to develop in the subfloor while also damaging the tiles from below. These are simple click together tiles or planks that often have cork cushioning beneath the surface which gives them a soft feel underfoot.

Put adhesive on the floor around the fitting and press the vinyl hard into place. Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it ll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting. Remove the dry fit tiles and spread a dollop of adhesive on the floor using the 1 16 notched trowel. Cutting the floor to fit vinyl flooring is sold in 6 foot and 12 foot widths making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms such as bathrooms halls and kitchens.

Once you ve done this you can start slicing upwards to make the vinyl lay flatter around the side of the toilet. Precisely position the vinyl flooring in the bathroom then reroll one half of the piece. Make a crease in the vinyl by pressing it into the angle between the door frame and the floor and cut along the crease. Spread the adhesive with a notched trowel.

Continue outward until only tiles abutting the walls remain. Notches to spread the adhesive evenly over the floor. For a door frame make a series a cuts in the same way but when trimming the excess leave 50 100mm sticking up for accurate trimming. Use a notched trowel 1 16 x 1 16 x 3 32 in.

Use your knife to cut a straight line from this point out towards the edge of the flooring the part which will be behind the toilet. Extend the area 12 inches in front of the toilet. 4 carry the roll of linoleum into the bathroom.