Do You Have To Remove Cabinets To Replace Kitchen Flooring
As a Renovator we encounter this situation often.
Do you have to remove cabinets to replace kitchen flooring. The trick is cutting the tile around the cabinets using the proper tools. If the floor is vinyl the process is also time consuming. 1 remove panel commonly only lightly nailed or maybe caulked in sometimes a few nails or screws and replace with a piece of plywood treated plywood roof sheathing best but that only comes in full 4x8 or larger sheets but can use particle board OSB etc.
Leaving your floor until last also means you can get the most accurate measurement of your room taking your units into account. Youll Minimize the Height of Flooring Sometimes it is not necessary to gut a kitchen and remove the existing cabinets and appliances because they are in acceptable condition. Many older dishwashers cannot be removed or installed if you add 34 flooring in front of it.
Remove the Old Flooring As long as the surface is smooth and level technically you can install hardwood floor over your existing flooring. However this be a difficult labor-intensive and time-consuming process. Remove the existing flooring with a heat gun and utility knife tearing up the old flooring and removing the glue using a commercial adhesive removal product.
Usually we prefer to remove base cabinets to install new floors wall to wall but you can do it as suggested by previous replies with one big caveat. Almost all kitchen floors look like the cabinets are on top of the tile. Take the time to install the kitchen floor everywhere except under the cabinets.
It would take a person with experience in this to look at it and tell you what is possible. If youre planning to re-sell your home painting your kitchen cabinets is an easy solution for updating a tired kitchen. You can indeed replace your kitchen or bathroom floor without taking out the cabinets.
It is possible to replace a kitchen floor completely by installing it directly over the old vinyl floor. Often just the island needs to be removed and replaced. Thatd be a ton of extra work and you can easily just remove the toe kick to install new floors.