Need to do this job vey soon, now..

Im going to remove the sink (pedestal I think its called), would you remove the toilet or cut round it?

If so are these hard to remove, at first glance it seems quite easy but that doesn't mean it is :D

most floor covering contractors would cut round the pedestal and pan. if you change your mind, mid essex supplies (butts green, sandon) can send a fitter to you tel: 08453 956501 (we use them in new homes)

if you are definately going to remove the pan, is it close coupled or back to wall (ie concealed cistern)? if btw, then usually 2 screws attaching back of pan to cistern housing and 2 screws attaching the pan to the floor. if close coupled, 2 screws on floor, but obviously the cistern is likely to be resting (to some degree at least, although they are indpendenlty fixed to the wall) on the back of the pan. obviously in addition to the screws, there is the cistern connection to the pan to think about and the soil pipe connection at the rear of the pan

i would go round it if i were you. neat mastic joint round the bottom of the pan and probelms solved.

:thumb: sounds easier, lino is temporary anyway, as we intend to renew the bathroom soon and have the floor tiled. So around it is.

i put "temp" vinyl down about 5yrs ago in our original bathroom - at the same time as getting rid of the p1ss-stained carpet the former owners left behind. built another since then and the "temp" vinyl is still there as we don;t use that room very often these days! will replace it when we refurb the bathroom next year i think

lol, well hopefully it will only be down till the beginning of next year, we intend to sell shortly after that so it needs doing :)

I did the same - cut around the pan. But I've got old floorboards, so laid down some single plywood first. Then laid the lino on top. Helps an awful lot with insulation (IMHO)

Dan :)

I did the same - cut around the pan. But I've got old floorboards, so laid down some single plywood first. Then laid the lino on top. Helps an awful lot with insulation (IMHO)

Dan :)


...plus you won't feel the joints between the floorboards in 12 months time. ours is the same, but with hardboard and a few layers of paper underlay

concrete floor here :)

Can you get an underlay for lino?:wonder:

If its concrete, put a mix of PVA and water on it first to seal the floor so the glue/tape takes. Use 'backed' vinyl flooring which has an underlay built in to make it softer and warmer to walk on.

concrete floor here :)

Can you get an underlay for lino?:wonder:

we always use "cushionflor futura" vinyl. pretty sure cushionflor is the 'backed' type (thicker than many others, so it's softer to walk on)

you can get samples from here - Forbo Futura (http://www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/Default.aspx?MenuId=784)