How To Install Laminate Flooring Under Kitchen Cabinets

I have been installing laminate flooring since the product first became popular.

How to install laminate flooring under kitchen cabinets. I certainly would prefer to see the cork under the appliances. There s a good. I am going to bump this up hoping some of the flooring folks will see it. Installing laminate flooring under cabinets is a very common question for homeowners.

Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. Those are all good reasons to lay a kitchen floor after the cabinets are in. But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.

If due to design circumstances for example an odd appliance height or construction anomaly your total flooring height will need to be elevated and finished higher than normal two inches or more consider installing flooring before putting in the kitchen cabinets and appliances. For installations that go over existing flooring in kitchens where cabinets are already installed i leave a 1 4 gap for expansion and trim out around the cabinets with matching quarter round from the flooring supplier. Not sure what the thickness of your flooring is but make sure the cabinets are raised the same amount as the thickness of the floor by putting plywood or something similar under them so that the dishwasher does not get trapped once the countertop is on. Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.