Install Kitchen Cabinets Or Floors First
Floors or kitchen cabinets.
Install kitchen cabinets or floors first. Remove the cabinets and screw a plywood filler piece to the subfloor about ½ inch inside the line where it will be under the cabinets. Flooring goes in so quick no fussy cuts that it. Which to install first.
If the cabinets are installed first set them on blocks that are the thickness of the flooring so the countertops will be the proper height once the flooring is installed and be sure to floor under any appliances. The general recommendation is cabinets first for floating floorboards. If you install your cabinets prior to the flooring you will use slightly less flooring materials.
If you have the choice its usually easier to install the flooring first and then the cabinets. This can reduce the cost of the flooring project. If you foresee yourself craving layout change we advise you cover your kitchen in wall-to-wall flooring first.
It is usually recommended that the cabinets be installed before the flooring as it saves you time and money by not purchasing or installing tile where it cant be seen under the cabinets. Well look at it from two different angles and let you decide. The reason is that most engineered floors floating floor and loose tile types are not rated to take the weight of the kitchen cabinet carcusses and you will end up with problems.
The height of the fridge sets the height of the cabinet above the fridge which sets the height of all the other uppers. Before installing flooring know how you plan to use it and if you think youre going to change your layout often try putting the floors in first. By installing the floor first there will be no need for using trim moldings against toe kicks unless the floor itself is far out of.
Hi Karen thanks for reaching out to us. Installing Floors Before Cabinets. I always install the lowers first.