Fitting Laminate Flooring Around Toilet Bowl

Start with the flooring if you re installing a new floor pedestal sink and toilet you should install the laminate flooring first so it s under the sink and toilet.

Fitting laminate flooring around toilet bowl.

Fitting laminate around the flange. Place each template on the appropriate plank and trace the pattern with a pencil. I would recommend taking the toilet up and extending the flange up the quarter inch or so additional thickness that the floor will take up and then put it back down. References this old house.

Your templates need to be the exact same size as your planks. Use your jigsaw to cut the pattern out of the laminate planks. Your planks do not have to fit tightly against the flange. Laying a floor may seem impossible but that is far from the truth.

Although it s possible to lay laminate flooring around a toilet or sink pedestal in practice it s difficult to make an accurate enough cut to make the transition between the flooring and fixture. Because laminate flooring floats above the sub floor on top of underlayment it will expand and contract slightly with the temperature and humidity of the room. Follow our tips for a be.