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kitchen floor tile ... under the base cabinets or not? Mike Lewis 10-25-2006
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Posted by jim on October 25, 2006, 9:41 am


Take the toe kicks off go under 2or3 inches cut the toe kicks down if
need be and reinstall always buy one box extra tile for future fixes or
more if you might change the kitchen later
Mike Lewis wrote:
> >I believe appliance designers expect the entire room to be on the same
> >level. This could be important as you think about the height of the
> >opening for the dishwasher, e.g. cabinet bases (and therefore counter tops)
> >are lower being on the subfloor but dishwasher (and it's cubicle) are on
> >tile or whatever. That reduces the distance between the finished floor and
> >the underside of the counter top. Could be a problem. Likewise the oven /
> >stove / range.
> >
>
> I thought about the stove and fridge .. but not the dishwasher ... easy
> enough to tile these two areas to make them at the same level as the floor.
>
> Mike


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Posted by on October 25, 2006, 9:57 am


When I do my kitchen floof I am going to do the area under appliances,
but not under the cabinets. If I were replacing the cabinets, I would
redo the floor under it though, but not if I were using tiles.


Posted by cm on October 25, 2006, 10:27 am


What purpose would this serve???? Sounds like a lot of work for nothing to
me.

<Take the toe kicks off go under 2or3 inches cut the toe kicks down if
need be and reinstall.>

cm


> Take the toe kicks off go under 2or3 inches cut the toe kicks down if
> need be and reinstall always buy one box extra tile for future fixes or
> more if you might change the kitchen later
> Mike Lewis wrote:
>> >I believe appliance designers expect the entire room to be on the same
>> >level. This could be important as you think about the height of the
>> >opening for the dishwasher, e.g. cabinet bases (and therefore counter
>> >tops)
>> >are lower being on the subfloor but dishwasher (and it's cubicle) are on
>> >tile or whatever. That reduces the distance between the finished floor
>> >and
>> >the underside of the counter top. Could be a problem. Likewise the oven
>> >/
>> >stove / range.
>> >
>>
>> I thought about the stove and fridge .. but not the dishwasher ... easy
>> enough to tile these two areas to make them at the same level as the
>> floor.
>>
>> Mike
>



Posted by on October 25, 2006, 10:17 am



I went through this earlier this year. I did not tile under the
cabinets - combination of not wasting tile and easier repair if one
gets cracked.

I figured my finished floor would be about 3/4" above the existing
floor - thinset + hardibacker + thinset + tile. I had my cabinet
installer put 3/4" plywood blocks on the bottom corners of the cabinets
to raise them up. I tiled into the stove, dishwasher and refrigerator
areas so everything is the same height. Tile goes up to the front of
the cabinets. The toe kick covers the cut edge. Since the cabinets
are raised, there is no problem sliding the dishwasher under the
counter.


Posted by Norminn on October 25, 2006, 2:37 pm


Mike Lewis wrote:
> Hello dudes ... I'm in the midst of doing a kitchen reno. My initial plan
> was to tile the floor after the base cabinents were installed. Less area to
> tile so less expensive. But I've seen shows on TV where they tile the whole
> floor first and then install the base cabinents .. so now I'm wondering if
> I'm doing the right thing. The only advantage I see of tiling under the base
> cabinents is if you want to make changes in the future .. you can move stuff
> around and not have to redo the whole floor. I've never seen someone move
> base cabinents around unless they were redoing the whole kitchen anyway.:)
>
> I'm looking for opnions out there ... should I tile under the base cabinets
> or not .. and tell me why?
>
> Mike
>
>
I would tile the entire floor. Level, option of future change without
redoing the floor. Caulk around perimeter so the inevitable plumbing
leak doesn't seep under the tile.

Of course, if you ever decide to or have to remove tile, it would be
quite a project.

We have had leaks in kitchen from fridge ice maker, dishwasher, sink
drain and busted hose on washer in ajoining util. room -- if we had had
wood under cabinets, I think it would have been a disaster. Would have
been a disaster if we had not been home.

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