Install Toilet Before Or After Vinyl Plank Flooring

Plus vinyl is designed to be diy friendly and many homeowners opt to lay the flooring themselves.

Install toilet before or after vinyl plank flooring.

The toilet goes in next and the vanity typically is installed last without a top sink or faucets. The toilet has to be removed and the flooring cut to go around the floor drain. Doing bathroom remodel using the vinyl plank flooring. Toilet flange is set from previous flooring do i need to get a spacer to raise it to flooring level.

When running the flooring do you run flooring then set vanity. So what i am thinking is i basically cut a round or square i guess now that i think about it piece to go under the flange. Then i leave a gap of 1 4 or so to the rest of the flooring that will be. In fact vinyl plank flooring can be installed virtually anywhere even on top of existing flooring.

Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain. Should a vinyl floor in a bathroom be laid before the toilet and basin are installed or after. Most glue down vinyl plank flooring needs to be rolled with a floor roller after installation to firmly and evenly seat the vinyl planks into the adhesive. Just consult your manufacturer installation instructions and since it is inherently resistant to water it is also a great choice for the kitchen bathroom or basement.

Whether you re laying ceramic vinyl wood or something else on your bathroom floor you ll deal with the toilet in the same way. Wipe away or use a knife to peel away any adhesive that gets into the seams between planks. My plumber has told me he would like the flooring in the bathroom to be laid before the toilet and basin are put in but my builder has told me the vinyl would usually be laid after they had been installed. Am installing some allure vinyl floating floor in bathroom i am also installing a new toilet flange and toilet since i replaced the subfloor there.