Install Appliances Or Flooring First

Less risk of flooring getting damaged by cabinet makers and other tradies less kitchen downtime as the new kitchen can get installed as soon as the old one is ripped out as opposed to doing the rip out then the flooring then the new kitchen.

Install appliances or flooring first.

Even if you had someone coordinating all that at once move out old appliances then lay floor then install new appliances you would still only save one shifting of the appliances. This piece should be at least 2 inches wide and about inch thicker than the total thickness of the flooring including any vapor barrier or cushion. Some flooring is an inch or two higher than average. Construction s a messy job and if you install the flooring first you ll spend more time on the walls because you ll have to be more careful not to drip joint compound on a new floor.

No matter what you still risk damage with the install. Advantages of doing cabinets first. This allows you to remove and install it easier. If you re going to install any specialty type of appliances such as a range that is wider or narrower than the standard 30 inches a drop in cook top or an off size refrigerator you ll need the.

If this is the case install either floor panels or plywood risers beneath your cabinets to even the level. If you must do the floor first cover it carefully with nonskid drop cloths. The appliance store was going to send their installers to install all the appliances but at appliance delivery time the installer came along and said that they do not install 42 wide vent hoods so i am stressed out about finding someone to install just the hood for me. They can be placed over the subfloor directly.

Generally it is much better to install the hardwood floors before the kitchen cabinets. The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room downward. 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. Finally install the cabinets on both strips.

Now install the new flooring but keep it about a inch from the first filler strip. There s a good reason to do this. As long as you install it correctly you can place the hardwood floors in first since they will be much more difficult to put down over your subfloor. Install flooring first when to avoid uneven flooring install floor panels or plywood risers underneath to level it out.

It s just that if you have the floor installed in the middle you would save one removal over the new floor. Your flooring is higher than normal. There is one exception to this rule see below.