How to cut tile around a toilet flange
This How To shows how to cut a circle in your tile around your toilet flange when tiling a bathroom. This example uses Ditra. You don't need to use Ditra of course. Instead of using the Ditra template shown below, simply cut your circle out of paper or cardboard.
Here the toilet flange is in place and Ditra is down. Before thinsetting the Ditra, I dry placed it over the toilet flange. Then I cut out a hole for the flange with a utility knife. The 2 little notches in the Ditra are just to make it easier to slide in the toilet bolts. This isn't necessary if you use the slip-in slots for the bolts. However the straight 90-degree slots are a little stronger, so I install the toilet flange exactly parallel to the wall and use them.
This How To shows how to cut a circle in your tile around your toilet flange when tiling a bathroom. This example uses Ditra. You don't need to use Ditra of course. Instead of using the Ditra template shown below, simply cut your circle out of paper or cardboard.
Here the toilet flange is in place and Ditra is down. Before thinsetting the Ditra, I dry placed it over the toilet flange. Then I cut out a hole for the flange with a utility knife. The 2 little notches in the Ditra are just to make it easier to slide in the toilet bolts. This isn't necessary if you use the slip-in slots for the bolts. However the straight 90-degree slots are a little stronger, so I install the toilet flange exactly parallel to the wall and use them.
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