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.
How to install laminate flooring around a toilet.
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Laying a floor may seem impossible but that is far from the truth.
Then the toilet is reset so the base covers the cuts around the drain.
Laminate flooring comes in a wide range of designs and because it has a waterproof factory finish it s a good choice for a bathroom floor covering.
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.
You will need a jigsaw to cut the laminate flooring to fit around the flange.
Do you have a toilet pillar or another round object in the room.
Installing laminate there means working around.
See your hardware store for a flange extension kit.
Some of the laminate flooring is also known as floating laminate flooring where you can install it without using adhesive nails or staples.
Use a template of each plank to obtain the shape that you need for each edge that will need to be cut to fit around the flange.
The flange is a ring that holds the anchor bolts for your toilet and the wax ring.
Since you re raising the level of the floor you ll likely need to raise the level of the flange that skirts the drain as well.