I'm thinking of a refit in my bathroom  (2.4m x 1.7m), so if I fit a 
laminate flooring should it be fitted complete, and then the sink pedestal 
(if I fit one) and toilet be installed on top of it, or should the reverse 
happen (meaning I gotta cut around them once installed). If it is the 
former, I'm worried the thickness of the laminate panels (7mm) would raise 
the toilet too high to fit over the sewage outlet pipe, if you follow me?

TIA
tim

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> I'm thinking of a refit in my bathroom  (2.4m x 1.7m), so if I fit a 
> laminate flooring should it be fitted complete, and then the sink pedestal 
> (if I fit one) and toilet be installed on top of it, or should the reverse 
> happen (meaning I gotta cut around them once installed). If it is the 
> former, I'm worried the thickness of the laminate panels (7mm) would raise 
> the toilet too high to fit over the sewage outlet pipe, if you follow me?
>
> TIA
> tim

Well removing and refitting the toilet is simple and laminate only lifts the 
floor 10mm or so, so really you shouldn't have any problem with you sewage 
outlet and it makes the finished result so much better. The sink can be more 
problematic lining up the pipes.

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> "tim"  wrote in message
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> > I'm thinking of a refit in my bathroom  (2.4m x 1.7m), so if I fit a
> > laminate flooring should it be fitted complete, and then the sink
pedestal
> > (if I fit one) and toilet be installed on top of it, or should the
reverse
> > happen (meaning I gotta cut around them once installed). If it is the
> > former, I'm worried the thickness of the laminate panels (7mm) would
raise
> > the toilet too high to fit over the sewage outlet pipe, if you follow
me?
> >
> > TIA
> > tim
> Well removing and refitting the toilet is simple and laminate only lifts
the
> floor 10mm or so, so really you shouldn't have any problem with you sewage
> outlet and it makes the finished result so much better. The sink can be
more
> problematic lining up the pipes.
>


My experience with laminate is not good, ours is raising at the joins in the
bedroom and I wouldn't use it myself in a bathroom.
TonyB

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> "Bob Watkinson"  wrote in message
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>> "tim"  wrote in message
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>> > I'm thinking of a refit in my bathroom  (2.4m x 1.7m), so if I fit a
>> > laminate flooring should it be fitted complete, and then the sink
> pedestal
>> > (if I fit one) and toilet be installed on top of it, or should the
> reverse
>> > happen (meaning I gotta cut around them once installed). If it is the
>> > former, I'm worried the thickness of the laminate panels (7mm) would
> raise
>> > the toilet too high to fit over the sewage outlet pipe, if you follow
> me?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> > tim
>> Well removing and refitting the toilet is simple and laminate only lifts
> the
>> floor 10mm or so, so really you shouldn't have any problem with you 
>> sewage
>> outlet and it makes the finished result so much better. The sink can be
> more
>> problematic lining up the pipes.
>>
>
> My experience with laminate is not good, ours is raising at the joins in 
> the
> bedroom and I wouldn't use it myself in a bathroom.
> TonyB
>>
>
>

Some are specifically designed for bathrooms and kitchens (Aqualoc I think 
it's called). Did you leave an all round expansion gap?

>I have done my bathroom in laminate floor, and lifted the toilet and
> refitted it no problems and it has been down 2 years, make sure you get 
> the laminate that is designed for bathrooms though, more expensive but 
> worth it!


Yes I've been looking at the stuff specially for bathrooms/kitchens. So did 
you lay up to the bath itself (rather than under it) and, if so, what did 
you do about securing it, lay a batten down or something, to but up against 
it?
tim

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>
>>I have done my bathroom in laminate floor, and lifted the toilet and
>> refitted it no problems and it has been down 2 years, make sure you get 
>> the laminate that is designed for bathrooms though, more expensive but 
>> worth it!
>
> Yes I've been looking at the stuff specially for bathrooms/kitchens. So 
> did you lay up to the bath itself (rather than under it) and, if so, what 
> did you do about securing it, lay a batten down or something, to but up 
> against it?
> tim
>

The thing with laminate flooring is it's a 'floating floor' in other words 
it doesn't get fixed down at all just laid on top of the existing floor. 
When I laid my floor in the bathroom I used Aqualoc laid it up to 10mm from 
the bath and all walls. I then used some matching trim all round and it 
looks fantastic.