tiling around a toilet

[diane1970]

hi, im currently tiling my bathroom floor with 2x2" tiles, im going to have to tile around the toilet base i know it makes sense to make templates, but which would be the best type of cutter to use on small tiles that need curves etc....what is a nibbler best used for? thanks for any advice

 

[Jasonb]

Ideally you should lift the pan & tile under it but if you can't then nibblers will be OK.

Jason

 

[diane1970]

hi, thankyou, i tried lifting the toilet pan but it theres not enough room for it unless i have the flange raised which would cost a pretty penny for a plumber to do....thanks will invest in a pair of nibblers!

 

[gcol]

Out of curiosity what are you tiling onto?

 

[diane1970]

hi, its a concrete floor, ive laid all the tiles except round the toilet as yet

 

[gcol]

That's alright then. I was just checking it wasn't on floorboards. Was doing some work in a house this week where the previous owner had just tiled straight onto the floorboards in the bathroom...... surprise surprise the grout has cracked and the tiles move about all over the place.

 

[diane1970]

thanks , you can never get too much information