How Do You Tile Around A Toilet?
Tiling around a toilet might sound like a complicated and intimidating part of your bathroom tiling project, but in fact it’s a lot easier than it looks. The toilet base completely covers the joint between the tile and the toilet drain, so the cuts don’t have to be perfect. This allows you to use tile nippers to make the cuts. They look like pliers with flat claws at the end, to “bite” away chunks of tile and gradually shape the curve you need to go around the drain. Remove the toilet by turning off the water source, disconnecting the water line and unscrewing the two mounting bolts on the base, loosening them with pliers. Pull the toilet straight up and move it out of the room. Use a chalk snap line to divide the floor into four sections, with two lines that intersect in the middle of the room. Install tiles starting at the intersection, spreading thinset mortar with a mortar trowel and setting the tiles in place at the lines. Build out toward the walls, putting spacers between the t
