Fininishing the tiling

[SparrowHawk99]

So I've got to the point now where I've got the floor to tile, and then a small section underneath the batten runs on the wall.

Just had a friend in who's a builder and he's told me to finish the floor (e.g. tile) and then put my sink and toilet down afterwards. I said to him I've read if you put the basin/toilet on the tiles won't they crack? He should no, plus save yourself having to cut tiles around the pedestal + pan. Tile is 8mm thick ceramic. He also said he secures toilets and basins with sanitary silicone.. said I don't need to worry about using fixings as the silicone will hold it fast to the wall, so tight once it's go off that I won't be able to pull it off without cracking the tiles..

Opinions on this ?

 

[AdamCH]

A WC won't crack the floor tiles - as long as you fix them properly and don't do something daft like dot and dab the tiles. Fixing the WC and basin after the tiles is the best way to do it.

Silicone probably will fix a pedestal basin and floor mounted WC. Depends on the design though - wall hung would need the proper fixings.

 

[SparrowHawk99]

Thanks again Adam, it's a floor mounted WC so cistern sits directly on pan which is screwed to floor..

Why do some people bother cutting around pedestals/pans if this way is fine? I don't get it... I've seen how to videos on youtube of people carefully breaking out bits of tile to the desired shape to fit around the pan/pedestal and not under it? .. Why do they do this knowing full well that if they ever replaced the basin/pan they have the trouble of having to match the existing blueprint and potentially having to break out and refit tiles... it seems weird

 

[AdamCH]

They don't want to go to the trouble/expense of removing the WC or aren't sure how to.