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- From: patter@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (patterson,george r)
- Subject: Re: Do I lay floor tile before or after installing kitchen cabinets?
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 05:37:08 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.053708.25752@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1eebcbINNt7@eagle.natinst.com> darrenl@natinst.com (Darren Lilie) writes:
- >I will be laying vinyl floor tile in the kitchen which already has all the
- >old cabinets ripped out. I was wondering what to put in first, the floor
- >or the cabinets.
- >If the floor goes in first it will be easier to install because I wont have to
- >cut around the cabinets but the floor may be damaged while I install the
- >cabinets. Also there will be wasted tiles(at 2.49 each) underneath the
- >cabinets.
- >I would like to hear from people that have done it either way to help me with
- >my decision.
-
- I've done several kitchens both ways, but always with vinyl rather than
- ceramic. Given a choice, I always put the vinyl down first to avoid cutting.
- Similarly, when I put in a second bath in my house, I put in marble (which
- is close to the biggest mistake I ever made), and I put it down first. I
- find it makes all the joints look neater.
-
- On the issue of wasted tiles under the cabinets. Why not leave the area under
- the cabinets untiled. You can tack down strips of wood the same thickness as
- the tile to support the back and joints between cabinets and run the tile
- just past the front edge.
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