Installing Hardwood Floors Around Kitchen Cabinets

How to install floating flooring in kitchens.

Installing hardwood floors around kitchen 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. Remove the cabinets and screw a plywood filler piece to the subfloor about inch. But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described. To keep the floor flush consider installing a different cheaper type of flooring underneath cabinets and appliances or even plywood risers.

Possible damage to the cabinets during the installation is a possibility. Today s hardwood is better than even a few short years ago. It seems it s recommended to install cabinet first before installing the hardwood floor. Often without planning these appliances can get locked in when the hardwood guy is done installing the floor.

It may be tempting to just work around your stove or refrigerator since the floor under these never sees the light of day anyway but doing so can cause problems down the road when you cannot move the appliance over the hardwood lip install an appliance with different dimensions. Because manufacturers are continually trying to produce the best materials for their customers many of today s flooring choices come treated to make the product stronger water resistant and longer. Floating floors come in a variety of materials such as engineered hardwood or cork but not all are suitable for a kitchen floor installation. The actual extra amount of hardwood used under the cabinet area is minimal and will make installation easier and faster than working around the cabinet footprint.

Since it is much more likely to have some type of cabinet upgrade rather than actually needing to remove the hardwood i would install the hardwood wall to wall and install cabinets over it. I have an existing kitchen and want to redo the floor to be hardwood floor and replace the cabinets. To start you ll need to expose as much of the kitchen floor as possible by moving the appliances to another room. Durable if you install solid hardwood flooring in your kitchen you ll have one of the most durable flooring choices around.