Lino in bathroom - under toilet / sink pedestal or around ??

Korkyb

20 yr daughter recently bought / moved into her own flat.

I'm about to replace the bath / toilet / basin in her bathroom and fit some of the rolled cushioned lino type flooring.

My question is whether to put the flooring down before the toilet & basin pedestal goes in or to put the furniture in first then cut the lino to shape (I'll be getting a "professional" to fit the lino cos I'd likely beggar it up).

It will be easy enough for me to put the lino down first as I'll have it all the furniture out anyway but I'm thinking that the next time she changes the flooring she will have to lift everything again rather than just cutting around (I'm trying to minimise any future costs).

Thanks for any advice !

tonyh66

Im no expert, but I can't see a problem putting the lino under everything, you won't need a pro to fit it and when you come to change it just cut around the toilet etc and leave the pieces under there.

gamston

I always put the flooring in first, then if any spillages they can't get on the floorboards or concrete floor, I also fit the lino under the wall tiles and sill it with silicone

chrisw

Just to give an opposite view, I put laminate flooring down on top of a concrete floor in my downstairs bathroom and then installed everything on top.

Unfortunately I had a leak in the utility room next door which went under the wall and  under the laminate. I've ripped most of the laminate up but will have to take the suite and furniture out to replace the floor.

I'll be going round the furniture next time! Although you may get away with cutting round as suggested with thinner Lino.

phill99

I run a bathroom and kitchen fitting company (currently installing bathroom No. 81). If the customer specifies a tiled floor, the tiles go in before the pan and basin. The main reason is that if you have to change the basin or pan in the future, you wont have to change the tiled floor to accommodate the new basin / pan (which will never be the same shape as the one you take out). But with vinyl, we put the basin/pan in first and the vinyl goes round it and is silicone at the edges.  

Korkyb

Thanks everyone.

I think I'll go with the furniture first, cutting round & silicone option.

It will also allow me to get all the other bits done without having to pause / wait in the middle until the fitter can do the flooring.