tiling round toilets

[brendanbreeze]

Hello All,

Just wondering, Should I be trying to remove a toilet that's set in concrete or should I just tile around it?

And what if I needed to board the room out before tiling...Should I just cut the board to fit around the toilet too.?

Cheers - Brendan

[david campbell]

i always try and remove the toilet but if there is no alternative(that includes use of a plumber)then i will cut around it as for the ply a jigsaw does the trick for cutting it out

[brendanbreeze]

Might be a good idea for me to make contact with a local plumber and get an idea of charges for removing and replacing sanitary ware.

[mz30]

How big is the floor brendan?to add on the price of a plumber

If the toilet is set in concrete am gathering the floor won't need plying out as it should be on a solid floor,if its on wood then the cement wouldnt stick anyway,if the toilet is on a ball fix then the toilet will be easy to take out yourself.

And if all else fails get out your pinchers and nip away

[brendanbreeze]

The toilet in question is in my own bathroom (3 msq) floor. But I'm also trying to figure out what to do when I come up against this in the future.

Your right MZ30, just peeled back the vinyl and the toilet is set on a solid floor. I guess this will always be the case if it's set in cement then. It's just one of my concerns when looking at jobs and thinking about disconnecting stuff then having a mare trying to get it back in. like tiling under a pedestal basin then trying to reconnect the copper water pipes...can I just use some push fittings to make up the difference?

I feel a plumbing course coming on.....

Cheers - Brendan

[mikethetile]

if its bedded on cement I cut the tiles around it, its only worth taking out if its an easy job

otherwise arrange with client to pay for a plumber

[brendanbreeze]

Cheeers mikethetile...that's exactly what I wanted to hear.

How about pedestal basins? I'm guessing there must be some sort of extensions I can use to reconnect taps to copper pipes...or plastic pipes for that matter.

Cheers

[mz30]

The toilet in question is in my own bathroom (3 msq) floor. But I'm also trying to figure out what to do when I come up against this in the future.

Brendan as you come more experienced you will be able to see what is suitable for each job,for instance on my own bathroom i removed all saniatary ware as it was on chipboard and easy to remove,on my downstairs bathroom i left them in and cut round as it was on a solid floor an i had no play on my pipes.

Experience is the key with any job mate,when you can walk into a job (big or small) and see the pitfalls and the pluses you have made it,Although 20 years on am still learning

good luck for the future

[mikethetile]

yes you can buy tap connectors that are longer than standard and with the waste jus cut it and glue a new piece in

anythings thats bedded on mortar is likely to break when you try to move it