Vinyl Plank Flooring.

[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

[droog]

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

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.

[ErrolFlynn]

I would say no to silicon

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.