Templating Bathrooms.

After recording pencil lines of the perimeter skirting and sanitary ware – toilet/pedestal basin ect with a scribing block & pencil on to felt paper then back marked onto vinyl : is anyone aware of an alternative method to cut out the waste for toilet pan & pedestal. Would using dividers to score the surface of the vinyl prior to using a knife work? Suggestions appreciated.

 

Mate, that's a hell of a lot of messing about, why not just fit the vinyl as you would carpet, cutting by hand as you go?

 

Personally I cut vinyl with a hook blade, lots of practice so you dont cut too short or cut the skirting. there are some tools to cut vinyl aswell.if its really tricky then template with paper felt and transfer back over and cut.

 

Sounds like a lot of effort to me. Im a hook blade man too when it comes to vinyl.

 

Hook blade, can use both hands for the bits you cant reach. All it takes is practise. Templating is'nt as risk free as people might think, and its double the work load.

 

Templating is good for lino work though.
And material like Poly XL when it`s the middle of winter, and there is no heating on.

Cushion floor, flop it in and hook away.

 

When cutting in the template paper around the pan/pedestal makes sure you cut paper as you would vinyl(nice and tight) and then pencil onto vinyl allowing a bit for trimming in once in position.

 

Id only template xl or marmoleum, bit over kill for domestic vinyl when its easier to hook it in.

 

try and line all four, but not always possible...

 

Tbh mate
Until i started doing LVTs i always used to just hook off a wall and go from there
still do if there aint no pattern mind you lol
I remember last yr i got an email from a customer who was so chuffed that i'd centrailsed the pattern of the little toilet.
I was thinking to myself whilst reading it, 'its just a bit of vinyl mate'
But nice when the customer realises what amount of work we've actually done for them

 

Depends on the room shape/pattern/layout, generally give the customer the option of what looks best for them, (they are the ones who have to live with it) so it may not always be what I would consider the best/right way, but will try to do what the client wants.

 

9 out of 10 times, I get the longest wall straight, and just go off that.
Most of our domestic work is To Let flats, and basically, no-one cares.
Its mostly just swirly vinyl anyway, and within a week it will be fooked.

 

Cushionfloor vinyl is the spawn of the devil !! Hate it with a passion !!

 

Why ?
quick, easy, light, love it !

 

I'd personally do it even if replacement is inevitable...

 

Template the straight walls and freehand toilet etc., centralise paper on vinyl.

 

The new polyflor one "secura" looks the dogs !!

 

Yeah only got a brochure just now but have samples coming on Monday! looks good! straight blade with cushion floor for me. I centralize pattern but not as exact as if I was doing lvts.

 

Got the sample book and brochure for this last week, looks quality, fitting some next wednesday.