Tile Floor Before Or After Kitchen Cabinets

If you think tiles are expensive.

Tile floor before or after kitchen cabinets.

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. 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. There s a good reason to do this. Then install cabinets then the tiles can go down.

Sheet vinyl was installed after the cabinets were in. Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick. 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.

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. Many people like to put in floors first to avoid having to cut the material around cabinets and appliances. This method is safer for the cabinets less chance of damage or scratches on the cabinets from moving tile around. Tiling before the kitchen more tiles more.

Those are all good reasons to lay a kitchen floor after the cabinets are in. Seriously it will look crap if you don t have the tiles running under the cabinet. Just wait till the tiler sends you the bill. Personally i prefer to have the tile installed before the cabinets when possible.

This is the main draw for those who start with floors. Sometimes the decision of whether to install the cabinets or the floors first depends on other factors. Tile and hardwood floors went in first. Just make sure the durock or tile backer is down first.

Because they are more durable and could be repaired if the cabinet guy dinged them. Because it was easy to damage and impossible to repair. But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described. 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.