Tile Floor Before Or After Kitchen Cabinets

Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.

Tile floor before or after kitchen cabinets.

Sheet vinyl was installed after the cabinets were in. Sometimes the decision of whether to install the cabinets or the floors first depends on other factors. Well the prep of the floor is going to take 2 days but our flooring company who were recommended by karndean said to fit the floor after the cabinets were in and they put the floor under where the dishwasher and washing machine will be so it will be the same level and be easier to take out if we ever need to. Just make sure the durock or tile backer is down first.

There s a good reason to do this. Many people like to put in floors first to avoid having to cut the material around cabinets and appliances. Just wait till the tiler sends you the bill. Seriously it will look crap if you don t have the tiles running under the cabinet.

There are some that want the tiles down first which is okay but if the floor is out then you end up with gaps and most of the time the builder gc does not plan to put shoe mold around. Installing the tile after the cabinets can be beneficial for the tile contractor to ensure they are the last trade on the jobsite before turnover to the owner. Those are all good reasons to lay a kitchen floor after the cabinets are in. What s more some worry that by installing cabinets first it will be harder to switch them out in the future as you ll be stuck with the same cabinet footprint you had before.

Personally i prefer to have the tile installed before the cabinets when possible. This method is safer for the cabinets less chance of damage or scratches on the cabinets from moving tile around. If you think tiles are expensive. Tile and hardwood floors went in first.

This means the risk of damage to the tile floor by other trades is significantly reduced or eliminated. Tile or linoleum on the other hand can run all the way to the wall with no problems. But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described. Because it was easy to damage and impossible to repair.

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. Tiling before the kitchen more tiles more. Then install cabinets then the tiles can go down. Tiling after the kitchen potentially more work for the tiler cutting etc but shouldn t cost you anymore.