Installing Laminate Flooring Around Drain

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Installing laminate flooring around drain.

Laying laminate flooring around a toilet drain. There is a floor drain right in the middle of the room with the obvious grading around it. It dropps about 1 2 in about a 8 radius around the drain 16 diameter total. Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process.

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. But the floor slopes towards the drain pretty aggressively. Luckily it s close to the wall and kitchen sink where it will rarely be walked on. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner.

When installing around a doorway slide the plank at least 1 4 inch under the door frame. I was thinking about scribing sleepers in that area to make it flat enough to place the flooring. I m concerned the snap together flooring light buckle or come apart because of the slope. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples.

Laminate flooring material is a man made product that sprung out of the do it yourself era giving homeowners the ability to have a simulated wood. The concrete sub floor seems flat enough for the flooring except for around the floor drain. There is obviously some grading in the rest of the room but it is very suttle and smooth so i don t think it would be an issue. It s flat ish for most of the room but the 2 feet or so around the drain are sloped quite a bit.

I m trying to figure the best way to install the flooring in that area.