Install Kitchen Cabinets Over Finihed Flooring
Olivia Luz
Will do it right when i put a cabinet on the other side of the kitchen.
It is always recommended to install cabinets before floating flooring rather than installing cabinets on top of floating floors. Cabinets are not recommended to be installed over a floating floor especially cabinets that have a heavy granite counter top. The proper installation would be to install the cabinets and then install the flooring around the cabinets. On new kitchen installs or where the cabinets are not yet installed or are being replaced i always install the flooring first then install the cabinets on top and trim out with quarter round or base shoe if needed to hide gaps due to un level floor conditions or make up a.
Any solution other than pulling the cabinets out and reworking. If due to design circumstances for example an odd appliance height or construction anomaly your total flooring height will need to be elevated and finished higher than normal two inches or more consider installing flooring before putting in the kitchen cabinets and appliances. Accommodate for the flooring thickness in your toekicks. Kitchen base cabinet install on top of flooring decision flooring goes in last.
Remove the cabinets and screw a plywood filler piece to the subfloor about inch inside the line where it will be under the cabinets. If you are going to put in a hardwood floor and it is a total of 1 1 2 and you want 4 toe kick then the kick should be 5 1 2 tall and the cabinets should be 37 1 2 tall from the concrete. This piece should be at least 2 inches wide and about inch thicker than the total thickness of the flooring including any vapor barrier or cushion. For installations that go over existing flooring in kitchens where cabinets are already installed i leave a 1 4 gap for expansion and trim out around the cabinets with matching quarter round from the flooring supplier.
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There s a good reason to do this. No wasted tile and appliances can me moved for repairs without problems. Install tile under cabinets and floor based appliances with a 2 inset this allows you to move the pattern and grout lines where needed. Installing over glue down floors is not a concern.Have a question remodeling kitchen and put laminate flooring down before i put in cabinets on one side of kitchen. This lowers the risk of peaking in the future. Install plywood in remaining area to exact height of tile floor to finish cabinet install. After several months i now have a little flex and squeak in front of the sink.
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