Install new kitchen & cabinets before or after flooring?

We are looking at putting in a new kitchen and ripping up the old carpet and putting in new flooring, maybe as laminate to look like wood or engineered timber, etc.

Should the kitchen or flooring be installed first and what are the reasons to do whichever one first. Thank you.

 

Do you intend remodeling, moving or refurbishing the kitchen again before you redo the floor?

 

Depending on the layout maybe do the kitchen first then the floors as the floor could be damaged during the strip out and reinstall ..
But other's will install the flooring first ..

 

I'm not to sure what you mean by doing it again. We want to put in a new kitchen and new flooring. I'm wondering which is best to do first.

 

Many people think that they must run the flooring under the joinery so that in 20 years time, when they replace the kitchen they think that if they change floor plans they will polish the flooring. Odds are in 20 years you don't like your floor or have sold twice over.

 

Definitely install the flooring first, to get all the levels right then install the kitchen.

 

get the subfloor level and flat 1st. Maybe install the masonite underlay as well (if putting down hybrid). Then install Kitchen but leave off kicks, then finish with flooring and then kicks.

This way the new flooring does not get damaged and also provides the best finishing.

 

Do we think it's cheaper and/or easier to get the flooring and kitchen done by the same tradies (a general builder or carpenter, I assume)? Pondering my options too.

 

You’ll be paying a premium if you do it this way i.e. going through a builder.
Best to get the kitchen done by a cabinetmaker, flooring by the installers from where you purchase the flooring.

 

I will install the floor first and then the kitchen cabinets. This is cheaper in labour and materials as the tiles is easier to install without expensive details.

 

I recently, did our kitchen and floating flooring through out.
I layed the flooring after the benches were installed, and asked the installer to cut the kickboards 15mm shorter (to allow for the 12mm floating floor and underlay. Then I laid the flooring to go under the kickboards so there is no requirement for quad to hide the edges. I only had to trim one kickboard to fit. it gives a neater finish.