BEST video with a great technique to work around the toilet flange!!!

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the awesome feedback!🙏🏽😊

@michaelkeenan5513

29 күн бұрын

This is a great hack worked to perfection for me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, brother 🤘

I am a 72 yo woman and I am installing pergo. I am right at the step re: installing the pergo at the toilet area. Your tips are enormous tips for me. Almost ready to reinstall the toilet. Thanks alot.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank so much for the feedback! I’m so happy to know that my videos have helped you a lot! Thank you so much! And I wish you well on your future home projects! 🙏🏽😊

Thanks for sharing, very straightforward.

This video was well done. Thank you! You were speaking clear and the video was detailed and steady. I had a "handyman" attempt to install my vinyl plank flooring and he destroyed all the tiles by cutting OFF the tongue and groove. I had to re-order new tile and want to install it myself. I have the tools but was limited on time. I learned a valuable lesson! This video will help me immensely!

Thorough job. Well done, nice to see someone take pride in their work!

@FixThisHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽 so much!

Excellent video on toilet flange cutout. Detailed, short and to the point. Also good tip with snapping short cuts with the channel lock.

Lookin good and that tip with the straight blade is a big time saver I never would have thought

Thank you! I looked at a lot of videos and this was the most straight forward and helpful!!

Great video! Very helpful. Exactly what I needed help with 👍🏻

Excellent video! Your methods and descriptions are very clear. I'm planning to install my vinyl plank flooring in our bathroom. Thank you for sharing Sir.

Excellent video. I really liked the precision measuring around the toilet flange. Thank for the tips.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏽😊

GREAT Video, thanks! I just used your technique an hour ago and it worked beautifully. My wife actually said it looks good, to my amazement. This method is foolproof, just take your time and be careful with the jig saw.

Very well explained, thanks.

Thank you. Helpful. 👍

awesome tips and tricks, loved watching your video. looking forward on my project, thanks

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Wish you well on your future projects! 👍🏽😊

I like what you did with the pliers.

Nice and helpful video. Thanks!

Love your videos a lot of good tricks makes it seem easy with your hints video was very helpful

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear! Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏽

Thank you 🙏

Great Job, best toilet cut out I have seen on YT. Thank You

@FixThisHouse

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊

Simple but genius. Ty!!

@FixThisHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽!

Exactly what I needed thank you

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽 I’m glad I could help 👍🏽😊

Well done!

Hey man. Thank you!

Very helpful

Thank you for sharing.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🙏🏽😊

So glad I found your video!! Awesome job! 1 question did the installed flooring effect the installation of the toilet at all?

Wow! Great video! I've been thinking of doing this project on my own, instead of hiring someone, and the biggest thing that was hanging me up was how to cut around the toilet flange.

Great tip on tapping the flange. Never would have thought of it. I just tapped my vinyl plank and it left indentations on the padding.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank you for sharing your technique! 👍🏽😊🙏🏽

Great job. I Eeeked! when you started broom finishing the inside of your garage. It will make it harder to sweep or wheel things around. You probably had your reason. Again, great job and video. I enjoy them.

quality install man, thank you for tips

@ricardomaldonado6801

2 жыл бұрын

In reality it was the slowest install I ever seen

Thankyou, very helpful

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽!

Awesome video, very helpful.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽!

Outstanding

This was helpful yo! Thank you

What jigsaw blade type did you use? Nice video 👍

Thank you, flooring whole house and have 3 toilets. this will help get it right. While slower than other methods i have seen, I would rather slow and right over fast and dodgy.

does Marmolium (Forbo) panels install the same way as vinyl flooring? Is it necessasry to replace the wax ring when toliet is removed? thank you for your help.

Measure the front and the two sides. Put a divider leg inside the three marks and adjust the dividers so that the other divider leg touches the three marks and spin the dividers for a. perfect circle in the field of any floor.

Wonderful, thorough, and easy to follow steps! Do you have a followup on how to reinstall the toilet over the "floating" floor?

@simpleflipR6

2 жыл бұрын

The water doesn’t really flow out unless the wax is gone. Use the new ones you will be fine. I just had to replace my wax and the new rubbers are much better

Thanks for the very clear instructions. Saved me many headaches.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏽😊 glad I could be of help!

Thanks for the informative video. After mounting the toilet do you caulk around it?

@FixThisHouse

3 жыл бұрын

That is a very controversial topic, for me personally I keep mine not caulked because I want to know if in the future there is a future leak, plus I do not want to have to scrape off the caulking when I need to replace the toilet in the future, but some caulk due to code so please check your code. Others caulk for aesthetics and to prevent gases or oder from escaping from the flange. I hope this helps. 🙏🏽

Great video. I'm planning to install vinyl plank over existing tile floor in my bathroom. What would I do if my baseboard (abt 5-6in height) is also tile? Thanks!

@AlessioSangalli

Жыл бұрын

Come on do it right and remove the old tiles.

How did you install scotia on your concrete wall?

Will the moisture destroy the plank?

I loved this video. I just wish I could see how you placed the toilet back on and if you needed to do something with the flange when the new flooring is thicker than the old flooring.

@paulgrant6466

Жыл бұрын

This is my concern as well. I’ve removed the builders 23 year old linoleum off the bathroom floor. I’m concerned about getting a good seal with wax ring between the toilet and the flange after I install the vinyl plank flooring which is much thicker than the previous linoleum. Any advice?

For sure on the backside piece. take a scab of flooring toward the wall and interlock the flooring. That will keep you square. Don't rely on what he showed you ever when laying plank. Always use scabs to make sure you are aligned.

Thank you. This was very, very helpful. We will remove the old flooring and put in the new one. Sincerely, The "Red Cardinal Kitchen" Team.

What are the pro cons vinyl vs tile?

No underlayment or vapor barrier underneath between the concrete and flooring?

Is there any waterproof needed under your floor?

Great video! thank you, but I have an issue in my closet....What do I do around the crawlspace door opening, and to the cover of it with the planks??? do I glue the planks to the crawlspace cover? How do I cut or nail down or glue around the crawlspace opening??? Nobody has videos about this which is mind baffling!!!!!!

@robertkenney6002

Жыл бұрын

I’m Sure you got this figured out but never cover crawl space. Somebody will eventually need acesss. I’d plank around it. Then cover the acual crawl space door with piece of square carpet. With handle to pull up. Would look nice, as nice as it could be. It’s a closest

What was the tool you used to tap the vinyl in.

Late to this but any tips around a vanity that’s already in place... around toilets I do pretty well but vanities that’s already in place I struggle with for some reason even using a Saker tool

@StevenSmith-pt8rz

2 жыл бұрын

What’s a saker tool?😳 New one on me. Course what can I say? Lived a very shieltered life.🤪

Do we need leave ¼" expansion gap around the toilet hole too?

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! If around the toilet flange yes. I would recommend you remove the toilet when installing flooring.

Good information. The research I have been able to do suggests the toilet flange be placed on top of the finished floor- do not cut the floor around the flange? So this video would be inaccurate. You would need to have the flange raised and slide the vinyl floor under the flange to achieve proper height of the flange for proper seal using a wax ring.

@GreatDataVideos

2 жыл бұрын

I've used an Oatey Flange Extender to raise the base of the flange slightly above the flooring. You're right that the flange should never be below the level of the flooring.

@yru435

Жыл бұрын

@@GreatDataVideos What ST Traveler said, if I take it literally, is that the toilet flange needs to be installed directly on the finished flooring, not into a sub-flooring. I have seen that before in comments, but mostly I see what you said: the flange should stand above the finished floor, but not be installed on the finished floor.

Is it okay to use vynil tiles to bathroom with shower?

My contractor cut the vinyl around the base of the toilet and has the toilet sitting on top of the plywood. So the vinyl material isn’t directly under the toilet. Is that an issue?

Can you cut it with utility knife and snap?

@FixThisHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Only for straight cuts, but for circular cuts and curves I suggest using a jigsaw or hacksaw

Do you need but glue under floor?

What's type of blade for the jigsaw? Thanks

@goofyfish

Жыл бұрын

Black and Decker

I just finished installing my floor throughout the whole floor, used this video as a guide for under the toilet. Just decided to come look at the comments and now finding out that the flange needs to be raised?! 😩 Now mine is leveled with the floor!

@neilsunstrum933

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you picked up a riser kit. Cheap and easy to install.

Do we need to install a plastic cover before install vinyl ?

@wing_gundamzero_5433

2 жыл бұрын

Some vinyl manufacturers have a black cover on the back of each tile. It looks like the ones used in the video are that type so no need for a cover 😉

couldn't you leave the template on the bolts and just slide the plank under the template and draw the arc from the template?

@cdwalker15

Жыл бұрын

This was gold! It worked perfectly.

@hollyrichards6714

Жыл бұрын

You could but most toilet flanges are fantastically filthy. I'm not sure about you but smearing poop all around on the back of my new floor doesn't sound appealing

@HisWayHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@hollyrichards6714 good point 🤪

@hollyrichards6714

Жыл бұрын

@@HisWayHomestead I currently in the hell of a bathroom reno that required a full demo. I spent more time than I care to admit with my face disgustingly close to my toilet flange replacing the subfloor 🤢

@HisWayHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@hollyrichards6714 gross…. We just put a new floor in a bathroom…. The flange wasn’t too bad and I cleaned it pretty well…. Bathroom never was used much…. That makes all the difference

I have a question. Why must i measure from bottom to top on both occasions? Am i missing something?

Did the instructions tell you to lay it in that direction? What i mean is 95% of lvt floors i do the big flat tongue is going the other way. I mean it really doesn't matter in the long run but when i do them it goes the opposite way. The big tongue facing the end way, working left to right.

Should the floor be that snug around the drain? I thought you were supposed to leave 1/4” between the flooring planks and anything solid they could push against?

@MrTexaz101

Жыл бұрын

1/8” will be ok to allow for expansion.

1:44 yeeeea 😂

y los moldes de las orillas?

Do you make room for expansion gaps?

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Yes make sure to leave atleast 1/4” to the end to end, this will also make room for the pull bar

I hate you. Lol. Great job.

Does the toilet have to be removed?

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

When installing flooring I would suggest you do to make it look cleaner and allow expansion and contraction But if you can’t you can cut around it , just a little difficult with all the rounded cuts around the toilet.

so which way is correct??? toilet flange needs to be above finish floor or just level??

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

If it’s above the floor you don’t need the spacer. If it’s below the floor you need the spacer.

@ginagvlogs2386

2 жыл бұрын

@@FixThisHouse i guess what im trying to find out is do screw on top of finish floor??

@sttraveler2593

2 жыл бұрын

@@ginagvlogs2386 Yes flange needs to be on top of the finished floor and then screwed down to it using screw fasteners. , the flange should always be on top of the finished floor. I suppose one could use spacers but it would be another chance for the toilet to leak.

@aa0324

2 жыл бұрын

@@sttraveler2593 so which is it man? How come then you didn’t put the flange above the flooring? You need to get a plumber to fix your big mistake.

Won’t the toilet be so heavy for the floor to be able to expand and contract?

How come you are not using an underlayment

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

For wood subfloor, a moisture barrier is unnecessary, but underlayment can provide cushion, plus these already have built in underlayment cushion, be careful some brand will void the warranty if underlayment is installed, just make sure you follow the manufacturers manual. When installing vinyl plank flooring over existing floor materials, underlayment may not be required, but it can help with cushioning and sound reduction

I would have had it cut and installed by the time you made the first mark on the cardboard

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Good 👍🏽!

Lmfao I could done like 5 toilet cut in that time 😂😂😂

Or you could have just made your template, laid the board down in place, put the template on top of it and marked it.

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

That works too 👍🏽😊

Why not just slide the plank underneath that cardboard while it’s still on the bolts and then trace around the cardboard directly onto the vinyl?

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

That works too! Thank you for sharing your technique 👍🏽😊

@warrenranstrom4462

2 жыл бұрын

@@FixThisHouse I only realized my idea after seeing your cardboard idea. Great technique, thank you!

You're not suppose to run vanilla flooring up that tight. You need an expansion gap. You should put expansion roll foam between the flooring and the drain and or walls. 1/4" or 5mm

Tedious work haha…toilet gonna cover most of that anyways. Probably don’t need to be that good

@FixThisHouse

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just a little OCD lol 😂

@thehound1359

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously. I did some pretty rough cuts when I did my floor since nobody was going to see it anyway.

u should have done your walls first

@FixThisHouse

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

You just want to rub it in that it's harder than paying you.

You got some poop stuck to the bottom of that cardboard budd!

@FixThisHouse

Жыл бұрын

Nah, just old wax residue 🤢

Too bad you're installing it backwards

I was way to complicated of an explanation on how to get that plank around that hole. He's right, but geez Louise!

There's a faster way