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Viynal plank flooring question
slumlord44
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Instructions say to cut the floring around the toilet in a bathrom rather than sit the toilet on top of the floring. What happens if you sit the toilet on top of the florring and bolt it down? Flooring is supposed to be able to float but my experience is that it does not really move after the whole floor is down. To me there is less likely to be water leakage with the toilet on on top and caulking around the base of the toilet.
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That said, no way in hell I would put that in a bathroom that has a wood sub floor. The seams between planks allow for water to get down under the flooring and wreak havoc on the subfloor. I've talked to countless folks that install it in bathrooms and point this out to them and they just shrug.
The response I got from a few contractors was well it's been installed in multimillion dollar homes!
Uhhhh, so?
I guess that means they can afford to fix water damaged subfloors. :? :?
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Bottom line, follow the manufacturer?s instructions.
Correctly installed vinyl laminate flooring is dang near waterproof, and as mentioned it is so you don't have to lift the toilet I would lift it you are not bolting the toilet through it just undercut around the flange.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain