Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 May 08, 2011 8:01 pm For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen. Was your floor done first or was the kitchen. I your floor was done first, do you have timber all the way underneath your cabinets? Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 3May 08, 2011 8:13 pm Mine was done after my kitchen was installed. I have pics of the beading they put around the cabinets if you want to see. My sister didn't like the beading so had hers done before, but it doesn't bother me. It's the same wood as the floors so it blends in Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 4May 08, 2011 9:03 pm My flooring went in first. Didn't go all the way through under the wall benches (these were placed over the timber and skirting boards applied). Flooring when all the way under the island bench. No beading required anywhere. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 6May 08, 2011 9:24 pm My parents renovated their house. They created a new kitchen in where the dining room was, and that was fully floorboards, so yes, cabinets built over the top Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 7May 08, 2011 11:39 pm brb_654 I too had floorboards down first and no beading! Timber under all my cabinets! same here "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 8May 09, 2011 11:28 am donuts brb_654 I too had floorboards down first and no beading! Timber under all my cabinets! same here Me too! Makes it easier to put in a completely different kitchen layout in the future, plus it just looks better IMHO! Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 10May 09, 2011 12:23 pm Thanks eveone for your replies. I'm not a fan of "beadin" so will have the flooring installed before the kitchen goes in. For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 11May 09, 2011 12:24 pm Rizzo So I'm the odd one out! How did everyone get their builders to let the tradies on site to lay the boards first? Or did you get it done through the builders? We got ours done thru the builder "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 12May 09, 2011 12:25 pm donuts Rizzo So I'm the odd one out! How did everyone get their builders to let the tradies on site to lay the boards first? Or did you get it done through the builders? We got ours done thru the builder Ahh, o.k. Our builder would have charged us an absolute fortune to get it done through them, so we had it done after. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 13May 09, 2011 12:30 pm I always try to encourage people to get the floors (whether tiles or timber) put in first for all of the reasons discussed above - we also find that the kitchens often suffer damage to the kicks and stone waterfalls when flooring is fitted after the kitchen is installed. Cheers, Earl Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 14May 09, 2011 1:27 pm donuts Rizzo So I'm the odd one out! How did everyone get their builders to let the tradies on site to lay the boards first? Or did you get it done through the builders? We got ours done thru the builder Yep, same!! Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 15May 09, 2011 1:48 pm Our kitchen went in first, however the builder left of the kick boards and then put these in after the flooring went down so no beading and wood looks like it is completely under the cabinets. The flooring was organised by the builder. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 17May 09, 2011 6:58 pm yes, mine is wood floor nailed and glued to the concrete. as far as I know, it's all fine to have the heavy cabinets & ceasarstone sitting on top of it, it never got raised as an issue and we haven't had any issues with it in over 2 years. I'm not sure how it could be an issue though? the weight of the stone is quite evenly distributed across a large area of floor, and supported also by the cabinetry. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 18May 09, 2011 8:56 pm We are having solid timber in our new home & it is being laid before the kitchen installation. My builder said that it will look better as it will avoid the need for beading but I'm not sure if that is the only reason? Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 19May 09, 2011 10:32 pm Ours is a timber floor on yellow tongue particleboard flooring as our house is elevated on posts. Our benchtops are Laminex Freestyle which may not be quite as heavy as stone but would be close, I imagine. FWIW our builder arranged the installation of the timber floors like the others who had it installed before the kitchen. It was actually our kitchen that we got done 'outside' the building contract but our builder had no dramas letting the cabinetmakers in. Re: For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen 20May 10, 2011 11:34 am just Erin My parents renovated their house. They created a new kitchen in where the dining room was, and that was fully floorboards, so yes, cabinets built over the top Erin, Are there any gaps between the floor boards and the kickboards of the cabinets? Sarah My blogs: http://www.movingtotasmania.com.au - a resource for those considering relocating to Tasmania http://www.sarahandtim.com - my daily life and renovation blog Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 11482 https://form.jotform.com/240284569218058 Please spare a moment to fill out this survey form for a project. You stand a chance to win a digital gift voucher. Legitimate… 0 1057 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 30503 |