How To Install Floor Around Toilet

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.

How to install floor around toilet. Installing vinyl tile around a toilet may seem like a daunting task but even an inexperienced homeowner can easily replace flooring in the bathroom. 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. 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. See your hardware store for a flange extension kit.

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 flange is set on the subfloor you may need a flange extender. 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. You may have to shim up the toilet or use a toilet base slab to prevent rocking.

Vinyl tiles are adhesive backed and will stick to almost every surface so no messy glues or grouting are required. Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. A flange extender is easy to install it. However even a.