Install Kitchen Cabinets Or Floors First

Cabinet and millwork installation forum from contributor w.

Install kitchen cabinets or floors first. I have an existing kitchen and want to redo the floor to be hardwood floor and replace the cabinets. Few remodeling projects modernize the feel of a house more than an updated kitchen. Cabinets and appliances without flooring underneath are much harder to move. It seems it s recommended to install cabinet first before installing the hardwood floor.

Occasionally after the they are are installed one side of the cabinet may be higher than the other side. Installing the hardwood floors first will give you the cleanest look with the cabinets. Now install the new flooring but keep it about a inch from the first filler strip. Which to do first when remodeling the kitchen.

If i were responsible for both the flooring and the cabs i would install flooring first and then protect with rosin paper and cardboard. If you foresee yourself craving layout change we advise you cover your kitchen in wall to wall flooring first. While it uses more flooring material the installation requires less cutting and fitting. Shiny new appliances and new.

My question is how to insure the cabinets are will be the same height since hardwood floors will be installed under the dishwasher and the oven. Read on to find out more. This way you don t need to worry about adding quarter round to the cabinets and instead can just have clean. Amy asks when remodeling a kitchen should you install the cabinets or finished flooring first i prefer to put the finished flooring down before installing the cabinets though it can be done either way.

To keep the floor flush consider installing a different cheaper type of flooring underneath cabinets and appliances or even plywood risers. Installing floors before cabinets. The potential of mismatched flooring one downside of installing risers or different flooring is that you add a complication if you wish to change the kitchen footprint in the future. Flooring goes in so quick no fussy cuts that it more than offsets the time to protect the floor.

The countertops or new appliances. 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 whack. A major kitchen remodel must be done in the right order for maximum efficiency. But cabinet installers use levels hardwood installers do not.

Time is money and remodeling your kitchen in the right order will save you loads of it. The flooring will be able to expand and contract beneath the toekick without revealing a gap.