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| This may be a basic question but I can't seem to find an answer for us DIYers.
What is the order when remodeling a kitchen? We are doing floors, new cabinets, tile backsplash, countertops, paint, 2 new windows. I'm most curious on the floor. I was told to do it *after* caninets were installed - no reason to put money towards floors that aren't going to be seen. But yesterday I read somewhere to do cabinet demo, then floor, and then install new cabinets. Confused!!! |
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| Demo the cabinets. Install the new windows and trim(unless the trim interferes with cabinet installation.). Paint the walls---painting just past where the new cabinets will be. No need to paint where the backsplash will be. Determine the height on the new flooring. Build up cabinet area with plywood/OSB/whatever to that height. Install new cabinets. Install the backsplash. Install the floor. |
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| Thank you! |
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| Sarah, that's just one answer. There is another answer: install the floor before the cabinets. Part of the answer depends upon what you're using for the flooring. As I understand it, if it's something soft, you would not want the cabinets on top of it. Part of it has to do with being able to pull things like the dishwasher out if it needs to be removed (so it doesn't get wedged in by the floor). There are a variety of reasons. Post your question (or do a search) on the Kitchen forum and you will at least get an answer that it is something to decide, not a set rule as handymac implies. |
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| We're putting in cork flooring. |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Jul 15, 08 at 21:29
| We did floor before cabinets. It has a nicer finished look (no tile edges butting up to the cabinets, and it allows the footprint to be changed later. If you browse the kitchen forum, you'll see that the topic is often debated. In the end, it's your choice. But do make sure that if you put in the cabinets first, you put plywood under them so they're the same level as the floor. |
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- Posted by bill_g_web (My Page) on Thu, Jul 17, 08 at 10:59
| I believe for a cork floor, which I assume will be floating, I'd listen to Handymac - put the floor in after the cabs. Check with your floor source/manufacturer for verification. I've heard that the same goes for some floating laminates - don't install anything heavy over the floor - I guess for 2 reasons: The floor will distort under the load and the load will restrict the floor from moving with temp and humidity. If my guess is wrong, maybe someone will correct me. |
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| If you browse the kitchen forum, you'll see that the topic is often debated. In the end, it's your choice. But do make sure that if you put in the cabinets first, you put plywood under them so they're the same level as the floor. ,There is another answer: install the floor before the cabinets. Part of the answer depends upon what you're using for the flooring. |
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- Posted by sierraeast (My Page) on Wed, Nov 26, 08 at 11:21
| jams001, Hard to believe these sordid attempts at free advertising by low class idiots. Open up your wallet and advertise legally like classy and succesful business people do. |
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- Posted by allison1888 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 30, 08 at 9:55
| Floors should always be installed under the cabinets. Yes, you waste a little flooring, but it is the professional way to do it. |
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| An interesting segway from the topic,"order of things to be done - kitchen remodeling." The following is the product of some 30 odd years of remodeling experience. 1) Define the exact area you intend to address. Why the flooring last? |
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- Posted by sierraeast (My Page) on Sun, Nov 30, 08 at 16:59
| We always asked what the floor is going to be before install of the base cabinets and shimmed for height accordingly. That way there are no problems with the dishwasher install as well as any other appliance affected. It was rare to have the flooring installed first no matter the type with the exception of remodels where they kept the existing flooring. The only time now days that flooring should be installed first is with contemporary base cabinets that dont have a toe kick, but are open sitting on legs. Flooring and touch up paint should be one of the last things done wih the last being appliance installs. |
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| your an idiot sierraeast not me!!!?? |
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- Posted by sierraeast (My Page) on Mon, Dec 1, 08 at 10:47
| Jams001,If you check into the format of the garden web, it states that free advertising by folks who post on the forums is simply not allowed. If recognizing that and following the rules makes me an idiot, so be it. Im sure you are not anymore an idiot than i am and i apologize for the remark, but you should follow the guidelines of the forums in order to keep them intact and not risk losing the advise, experiences that are valued here by many. It's a free forum that could go away by rule breakers. You should respect that! |
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