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I have been asked to fit bathroom laminate in our bathroom. I have laid bathroom laminate before, so that holds no fear for me.

Edging laminate is usually one of two options:

  • skirting boards are used to hide the edge of the floor

  • scotia trim or similar is run round the edge of the wall to hide the edge of the floor

The problem I have is that the shower tray of my bathroom is a 800mm quadrant, and so I will need to edge the floor round this curved edge. How can I do this?

Using scotia trim, I need to find some trim which is flexible enough (so far I haven't found anything) and the tray is fixed in place, and I don't want to have to re-do the plumbing of the waste (as I didn't do it, I don't know how it's all fitted together so taking it apart without damage is tricky).

Puffafish
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A quick Google search for "flexible trim" shows several items that should work. I don't know if they're any good but they're clearly designed to do what you want and there are several to choose from.

Here's one example called eXtreme® Quickstep Flexible Laminate Floor Beading & Skirting. The photo looks like it matches your description exactly.

eXtreme® Quickstep Flexible Laminate Floor Beading & Skirting

And there's also something called Flexible PVC skirting which is taller but equally flexible since it also comes in a roll.

Carl
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If I understand correctly, you want to cut an inside curve into the laminate so that it fits the contour of the shower tray...

Try this: Use a ceramic tiling contour tool. (lots of thin wires in parallel alignment that, when pressed against an irregular shape, take the form of the shape so that you can mark the cut-line accurately.)

Slide the tool horizontally to press it against the lowest surface of the rounded corner of the shower tray. Then place the contour tool on stiff paper and draw the curve. You now have a template for cutting the laminate. Use the template to draw the cut-line on the laminate. Then use a router (ideally with a curve-guide attached) to cut the shape. Install and seal the edge with silicone.

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