Good point.
Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Flooring or kitchen fitting, what comes first? 32Jul 23, 2007 7:36 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Flooring or kitchen fitting, what comes first? 36Jul 23, 2007 8:33 pm pasey25 I'll speak to my builder. their big worry is about hte floor getting damaged while they are working and being liable to fix it if something happens. This is usually the builders issue with installing the floor first. It makes it harder for them. They have to be more carefull. Its not hard to put some MDF cover sheets down to protect the floor. 3mm MDF is cheap as chips and protect well. Re: Flooring or kitchen fitting, what comes first? 37Jul 23, 2007 8:35 pm No way would I let a builder try to fit any sort of flooring around a waterfall sided benchtop.
As CEC says, if the builder insists, put the cabinets in first and then get the tops done. If you are using Caesarstone the kitchen will need to be installed before they can come and make their templates anyway. Just to add my opinion, I would always prefer to have the floors in place beforehand - if you are using tiles you don't have to worry about getting the tiles cut up to the kicks, they just go underneath. And if you ever decide to change any aspect of your kitchen layout there will be no hassles about where there are and aren't tiles. In my experience the reason builders don't want to lay floors until after the kitchen is in are: 1) Less cost (less flooring) 2) Especially in the case of timber, they don't have to worry about the kitchen installer and plumber and electrician from scratching or otherwise damaging their nice new floor. Cheers, Earl Re: Flooring or kitchen fitting, what comes first? 39Jul 23, 2007 9:32 pm Sorry I did read the thread but may have missed it should I put vinyl down first when doing a kitchen. I'm looking at a good quality Karndean one (either stone look tile or timber plank style) or similar. Is this floating floor? The vinyl may be used for a whole floor of a house so wouldn't want to replace it for a long time. It would be on masonite on concrete slab I assume.
Ta, Jola Re: Flooring or kitchen fitting, what comes first? 40Jul 24, 2007 11:42 am jola Sorry I did read the thread but may have missed it should I put vinyl down first when doing a kitchen. I'm looking at a good quality Karndean one (either stone look tile or timber plank style) or similar. Is this floating floor? The vinyl may be used for a whole floor of a house so wouldn't want to replace it for a long time. It would be on masonite on concrete slab I assume. Ta, Jola No this isnt a floating floor. Floating floors are usually 10-12mm think either MDF or plywood backed usually with timber on top. If your just putting vinyl down then I would sugest doing it after the kitchen is installed. I am currently doing a bathroom renovation and want to put in a window that is narrow than the current one in a brick opening. Can I fit the window on the bottom noggin… 0 828 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 7021 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 16923 |