Tile Effect Laminate Flooring

mparter

I'm planning to lay this in our toilet next w/end. I've laid laminate flooring a few times but never in a toilet. Any tips/advice on cutting around the toilet?

sionnach_2

if its a timber tile effect flooring , dont bother as it will get wet and start breaking up after a while, it happened to be, im back to lino now

mparter

It's ceramic tile effect and it's designed for bathroom use(according to the packaging). It was £43 a pack so it better be OK for a toilet!!

aliadds

If you click on this link you will see a template cutter suitable for tiling or laminate.It is the only way I know of to do this properly.Topps Tiles sell the same thing starting at £8.99http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/PLATST291.html
Hope this helps.

Getafix

I tried one of these before. It was pants! :doh:
Returned swiftly to cardboard.

kevinyork

Ive used this water resistant tile effect laminate before and it looks good.

As for cutting round a toilet here goes:

I would get a large sheet of paper -lining paper would be good, newspaper is a little too flimsy, at least the size of the base of the toilet

You could then cut a line almost through the vertical length of this top to not quite the bottom, then cut slits across from this central line horizontally, about 1 cm from each other again not quite to the edge.

Then place this around the base of the toilet and the slotted paper will lift and you can shape it aroung the base of the loo. Use something bluntish to create a crease around the paper slits at the base then you can draw a pencil line following this crease. You can then cut the paper along this line to mirror the shape of the toilet base. As you need an expansion gap for laminate allow 1cm over the cutting line.

You could then use this as a template to draw the shape on your laminate and use a jigsaw to cut out the laminate. You will need to finish the laminate off around the base of the loo using a proprietary matching silicon sealent which seals but allows the laminate to expand.

Sorry, this is really hard to explain but make sense in my head........ Hope it helps.


Kev

mparter

Thanks for that. I think I've got it although if you could post a diagram/picture that would help greatly

kevinyork

Bit difficult to draw it.

Take a look at

http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=template8fd.png

Imagine the straight lines as being cuts in the paper. As these 'slits' of paper are pushed against the base of the loo they can be creased to mark the position and as I said if you run a pencil along the crease it should mirror the shape you need.

Kev

mparter

Thanks.

I've also just read that using a metal coat hanger is another alternative as it's supple enough to bend to the shape but stiff enough to hold the shape.

gardnt1

Best advice as a fitter I can give is remove the toilet!
Always is the most hassle but always looks the best! OK , so you have to maybe adjust pipework, but even cutting around Toilet you should still leave an expansion gap and then fill this with a coloured sealent. Never looks as good as removal. If customers dont want removal then I always use a profiler.

One thing ......IMO never get sucked into buying waterproof laminate all the time....for the price you pay it sometimes isnt worth it!
I recommend that people have a quality floor such as quickstep and use a product called quickseal which makes the joints waterproof ( or use pva for a permanent alternative)...often works out cheaper, and the quality of the 'join' on quickstep compared to say B&Q 's aqualoc flooring can't be compared!