New laminate floor - New Kitchen - which first

[NotebookNewport]

Hi
Open plan living room / kitchen.
New flooring throughout and new kitchen to have fitted.
which is best to have done first?
The room is basically an oblong with stairs

(Thinking flooring under kitchen or just to kick strip etc made me ask)

Thanks

 

[Burnerman]

I install the kitchen first, and then lay the laminate or whatever to just under the units......go right back to the wall where there will be a dishwasher or washing machine.
I then scribe the plinths to the floor and fit them when all's done and go over the join with clear silicone.
John

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I'm with @Burnerman - units first, then floors. I'd also do any scribing cuts you need to on decor end panels, making allowances for the build-up of the new flooring. If at all possible leave installing any them until after the flooring is complete

 

[NotebookNewport]

Thanks

 

[foxhole]

Wouldn’t put laminate in kitchen.

 

[NotebookNewport]

Wouldn’t put laminate in kitchen.

Suggestions and why?

 

[foxhole]

Suggestions and why?

It’s not water proof and even a small spill can ruin it . Put down tile or vinyl around kitchen area.

 

[NotebookNewport]

It’s not water proof and even a small spill can ruin it . Put down tile or vinyl around kitchen area.
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Are they vinyl tiles?

 

[Keithmac]

We had laminate down in kitchen for 10 years, it was in a sorry state by the end of it. Best thing I did was tile our kitchen floor, a bit of effort but far better.

 

[NotebookNewport]

We had laminate down in kitchen for 10 years, it was in a sorry state by the end of it. Best thing I did was tile our kitchen floor, a bit of effort but far better.

Ceramic type tiles?

 

[Keithmac]

Yeh they were Ceramic floor tiles.

 

[foxhole]

Are they vinyl tiles?

No idea.

 

[foxhole]

Ceramic type tiles?

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• foxhole
• 1 Dec 2018

Used tiles (travertine) for mine.

 

[NotebookNewport]

Thanks all