Vinyl Plank Flooring.

Hi All. I have purchased Vinyl plank Flooring for a 4m x 4m bathroom/room that I am building. It is a floating floor. Not glued down. So my question is. Should I seal the edges around the shower base with silicone and also around the toilet and vanity. I will have to cut the planks around these items as they are already installed. I note that a lot of YouTube videos show these planks being installed, under the toilet etc and also around with no mention of keeping the floor floating?
Thanks All.
Slim

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Originally Posted by slim

Hi All. I have purchased Vinyl plank Flooring for a 4m x 4m bathroom/room that I am building. It is a floating floor. Not glued down. So my question is. Should I seal the edges around the shower base with silicone and also around the toilet and vanity. I will have to cut the planks around these items as they are already installed. I note that a lot of YouTube videos show these planks being installed, under the toilet etc and also around with no mention of keeping the floor floating?
Thanks All.
Slim

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Never used it myself but a quick download of some instructions here:
https://cdn2.quick-step.com/-/media/...02c167623eb8f6

Some clear notes for installation:
. Make sure that you leave an expansion gap of 8 mm
. If heavy/fixed objects (ex. kitchen, kitchen island, build-in cabinets, heavy stoves) are on the floor they act as a wall,so the minimum expansion should be foreseen there
. Floating installation should stay floating!If this is not possible, use our Quick-Step glue down vinyl.

I would say no to silicon, those edges need the expansion gap.

Hopefully there are some members that have first hand experience.

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Originally Posted by droog

I would say no to silicon

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On a practical note, there might be times when you want to clean the floor. Scrub it maybe. I doubt silicon would do well under a scrubbing brush.