Is it usual to fit your floor covering before fitting bathroom furniture like vanity units, or fit it afterwards and cut around everything?
Vinyl before or after bathroom vanity units?
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That's what the sealant around the edges are for.
you always lay the sheet vinyl before any fixtures. fixttures sit on top.
after sorting out wastes and supplies, if the bath has also been removed, lay the vinyl to cover the whole floor footprint.
just like you would lay any underlayment in a bathroom thats a shell.
why make work for yourself cutting around fixtures and maybe even havibg to make templates?
after sorting out wastes and supplies, if the bath has also been removed, lay the vinyl to cover the whole floor footprint.
just like you would lay any underlayment in a bathroom thats a shell.
why make work for yourself cutting around fixtures and maybe even havibg to make templates?
Uh oh, now I don't know what to think!
I suppose it makes it easier to replace later, without leaving remnants under the fixtures?
part of my workin life i laid vinyl in lots of bathrooms bathrooms and kitchens and wealways did as above.
we went to work to earn money not to make work for ourselves.
its got nothin to do with making it easy to replacin later - i dont now what your meaning?
we went to work to earn money not to make work for ourselves.
its got nothin to do with making it easy to replacin later - i dont now what your meaning?
OK consensus is falling on the side of furniture first, vinyl last, because the furniture will last longer than the vinyl.
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/vinyl-on-bathroom-floor-work-around-furniture.331237/
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/vinyl-on-bathroom-floor-work-around-furniture.331237/
but a DIYer in his own home is not driven by "time is money"
Someone in the flooring trade told me it is better to leave vinyl flooring for a week or two to relax before you trim and seal the edges. It changes size and shape slightly after being unrolled and laid flat.
Armstrong Industries are the worlds biggest vinyl mfr's and fitting experts.they run training schools all over the world.and they teach full lay.only cut it in or pattern template when you have to.
not mentioned above is how it would be stuk or stapled down. cuttin in can leave to shrinkage and other probs for diyers eg rollin back for full stickdown can easy lead to ripping.
the 2012 ref is wrong in a few places although crazydaz is usuly on the money.
furniture last longer - what are you talking about? if you want to remove the vinyl you just cut around the furniture footprint edges. if your goin over the vinyl with a different covering you just leave it in place.no cuttin or removin needed.
fitters use the best method for the job an ther are more than two ways of doin it.
time is money?what are you talkin about?the proper way to do the job is the professional way.diyers should take as long as they want to do it properly.
if its wrong it doesnt matter if it takes two hours or two weeks, its wrong.
i go on a bit to show the right way for other diyers but obviously youldo whatever you wantwith your own floor
not mentioned above is how it would be stuk or stapled down. cuttin in can leave to shrinkage and other probs for diyers eg rollin back for full stickdown can easy lead to ripping.
the 2012 ref is wrong in a few places although crazydaz is usuly on the money.
furniture last longer - what are you talking about? if you want to remove the vinyl you just cut around the furniture footprint edges. if your goin over the vinyl with a different covering you just leave it in place.no cuttin or removin needed.
fitters use the best method for the job an ther are more than two ways of doin it.
time is money?what are you talkin about?the proper way to do the job is the professional way.diyers should take as long as they want to do it properly.
if its wrong it doesnt matter if it takes two hours or two weeks, its wrong.
i go on a bit to show the right way for other diyers but obviously youldo whatever you wantwith your own floor
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When our kitchen was renewed we had a new (vinyl/cushion) floor laid in empty room. Once the floor leveled, fitter asked were we installing fitted cupboards; as we were he glued the new floor down.
When we did another kitchen the customer wanted loose laid - that did cause problems as when the fitter arrived he then laid 5mm ply before laying the floor cover - that final 5mm increase in floor height has made it difficult to move the 'freestanding' appliances in place.
When we did another kitchen the customer wanted loose laid - that did cause problems as when the fitter arrived he then laid 5mm ply before laying the floor cover - that final 5mm increase in floor height has made it difficult to move the 'freestanding' appliances in place.
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