Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Sep 19, 2010 12:33 am I was going to have my floor board installed prior to the kitchen being put in but now the floor guys seems to be having problem sourcing the timber (not very happy with them but that's another story) so it's highly likely that the cabinet installer will have to install the kitchen before floor board. Is that going to be a major problem? I'm concerned about gaps between the kick and the board, whether water would leak through it? Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 2Sep 19, 2010 6:16 am frozensage I was going to have my floor board installed prior to the kitchen being put in but now the floor guys seems to be having problem sourcing the timber (not very happy with them but that's another story) so it's highly likely that the cabinet installer will have to install the kitchen before floor board. Is that going to be a major problem? I'm concerned about gaps between the kick and the board, whether water would leak through it? Doubt it would be a major issue, indeed it is how most floors are layed in Australian kitchens. As for water leaking, why would that be a problem? Where do you think it would go even if you had floor boards under the benches? Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 3Sep 19, 2010 7:32 am We had our kitchen installed prior to boards. Thats the way my hubby does it (builder). Was all good. As for water issues, you will have water issues with any timber floor as timber DOES NOT like to get wet. I did notice a slight discolouration at my sink area. Thats because I splash too much water around doing dishes . But that wasnt the board against the kick, it was ones further out. Water had fallen and I hadnt cleaned it up , hence water and floorboards done mix. This wasnt noticable though, just to me as I like everything to look perfect. As for the gap between the kick and board - they need to be snug, over time they will move as all boards do and there will be a slight gap. Only dust got between mine and no one saw because the kitchen comes out further than the gap anyway. I only saw because I got down on my stomach to clean under my damned freestanding oven . Now that was a dust collector Wont be doing that again!!! Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 4Sep 19, 2010 10:42 am If you are worried about getting the floorboards flush against the kicks maybe you can get the kitchen installed without the kicks, lay the floor and then get the kicks fitted. This works better in designs where all the end panels finish at the top of the kicks. Cheers, Earl Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 5Sep 20, 2010 4:30 pm The only issue could be your bench heights. The kitchen company may need to add the extra height that the timbers were going to give you to ensure the bench height is what you were after. Cheers. Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 6Sep 21, 2010 4:20 pm garden lover As for the gap between the kick and board - they need to be snug Yes that's what I'm worried about do they have to put skirting along the kick? that would really look ugly? Also do you have a dishwasher? The area where you put the dishwasher or the fridge, timber needs to be laid there as well yeah? Then the fridge and washer just sits on top of it. Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 7Sep 21, 2010 5:18 pm frozensage garden lover As for the gap between the kick and board - they need to be snug Yes that's what I'm worried about do they have to put skirting along the kick? that would really look ugly? Also do you have a dishwasher? The area where you put the dishwasher or the fridge, timber needs to be laid there as well yeah? Then the fridge and washer just sits on top of it. Yes, my understanding is that they will have to put something like quad around the edges of the floor where it meets the cabinets. And yes, I think it looks ugly. In our last house we had a timber floating floor installed, we took up the skirting boards and reinstalled them over the top of the boards, but in the kitchen they had to use the quad against the cabinets. They need to put something down over the edges of the boards. Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 8Sep 24, 2010 11:58 am Strumer If you are worried about getting the floorboards flush against the kicks maybe you can get the kitchen installed without the kicks, lay the floor and then get the kicks fitted. This works better in designs where all the end panels finish at the top of the kicks This is the winner. I have floating floor at the minute and hate the miles of quad they have used around the house. Cupboards>floor>kick panels Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 9Sep 24, 2010 7:53 pm We never had quod put between our boards and kicks. No probs and not ugly. The floor boards did go under the dishwasher and fridge though. Re: Installing timber floor in new kitchen 10Sep 24, 2010 8:12 pm We had our timber floor laid before skirting or kitchen was fitted. We cut our floors back and particularly focused on the edges so the skirtings or kickboards wouldn't show gaps. Ask yourself if the insurance company will be aware of the Reno. 4 7370 Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6695 Hi l plan to install a self adhesive vinyl plank floor. l first need to attach masonite boards underlay to by plywood subfloor of my house. What size nails and how many… 0 8370 |