How to Tile Around a Toilet with Wickes

How to tile around a toilet with Wickes
Our How to Tile Around a Toilet will show you how to accurately cut your tiles to ensure a snug fit. Don’t forget: you can apply the same method when tiling around hand basin pedestals or other obstacles.

When it comes to tiling a bathroom floor, you’re almost guaranteed to encounter obstacles - such as the toilet pedestal. To stay in keeping with the rest of the floor, the tiles for this area need to be accurately cut from a paper template and fitted snugly. Simply watch this video to find out exactly what you need to do. And don’t forget: you can apply the same method when tiling round handbasin pedestals.

Preparation & Planning

Leave this part of the tiling until last, and make sure you leave more than half a tile’s distance from the toilet or handbasin pedestal to the next full tile. The floor must also be primed, clean, dry and level before tiling can begin.
Aftercare

After finishing your tiling project, use a grout protector spray to stop penetration by water, dirt, oil, grease and lime scale. Using this product will help to prolong the life of your grout and keep the area easy to clean.

Getting the job done - hints & tips

Check our video 'How to Cut Tiles' for more methods to cut your tiles to size and for different ways to cut the curves you may need.

Safety

Always use protective gloves and protective goggles whilst cutting tiles.

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Most of these comments are mean. I personally have no-one to help so I would do this because all I need tiled since the tile person never returned is around the toilet so if any of you nay sayers to his video want to come and complete the tiling around the toilet for me let me know. This is exactly what I was looking for. All I need is for it to have tile around the toilet.. better than just backerboard showing for years now. He posted what this video was for and it's exactly what I personally was looking for.

[lburg]

Perfect! Putting down peel and stick tiles cause I’m not handy enough to do anything more complicated. And definitely NOT removing toilet for this! Fixing DIY plumbing mistakes is expensive.

[TerrieCarter]

This is great for those who have anxiety about removing the toilet. I'm sold!

[elaineylane]

My husband is adamant about leaving the toilet in place while I tile. Thank you so much! I feel more confident after your video. So many videos on here are NOT as per the description.

[DragonRyderNyx]

That's pretty ingenious. I needed to create a template for another complex wood project, and this method worked fantastically... thank you!!!

[jonmoore]

absolutely the easiest fastest way to do this! Worked the first time!!! Thanks!!!

[angelicaj.f]

Best video I’ve seen so far that actually explained it really good.

[karenholt]

You are awesome! As a woman DIYer laying vinyl tiles in my bathroom, you’ve saved me a headache and money! Thank you.

[lornakelly]

This worked so well for me! If it's not an option to tile under the pedestal/toilet this is by far your best option. Highly recommend. Thank you so much!

[evannwhitt]

Extremely helpful! And I feel super empowered to take on this project now. Thank you!

[smae]

Amazing! So much better and easier than everything else I've watched today! 🥂

[muneca]

Easiest way to make a template that I have seen👍

[CorinneSechrist]

What a great job. So neat and tidy. God bless.

[HS-yibv]

Good, clear explanation and easy way!

[musicloverchicago]

That's a really nice method for making a template.

[kimmi]

A template is a wonderful idea! Thanks

[anagramconfirmed]

Those of us working around toilets in our basements needed this, lol. I had to raise my toilet a couple inches on a mortar bed, and I didn't want tile interfering with the bond. Now I'm left to tile around a toilet like in this video. Cool tips, gave me some much needed perspective.

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WOW. Thank you SO much. Exactly what i needed since my tiling person never returned to do the toilet area tiling.

[MikeyJBlakeJR]

Brilliant! Thanks for the help, brother!

[raynaldoa.romero]

Thanks alot for the video, this helps alot.