Cabinets first or flooring first?

[Mona V.]

I am working on one of my rentals and need to do the flooring and the kitchen cabinets. I am thinking vinyl planks for flooring, ones which glue, not the floating ones. What do you put first - cabinets or flooring? I think its cleaner if I get the flooring complete and put cabinets on it but I have never worked with vinyl planks before. Any advise from experienced members here would be helpful. Thanks!

[Patrick M.]

Flooring first if you can. Especially if it is Vinyl. It will contain any potential leaks from a sink drain, dishwasher or fridge. It will alert a tenant to a leak by pooling water rather than letting the sub-floor absorb it.