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Paul Winka
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Put tile under cabinets and dishwasher?

Paul Winka
  • Rental Property Investor
  • St Louis, MO
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I'll be doing a kitchen rehab that involves replacing the cabinets. If tiling a kitchen floor with Allure TrafficMaster tiles (vs thicker ceramic tiles), is it better to tile underneath cabinets if they are already removed, or not to bother and save a bit on material and labor costs? The concern is the dishwasher would be "locked in" because of the difference in floor height of the cabinets/dishwasher. 

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Shaun Palmer
  • Rental Property Investor / Construction Manager
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Shaun Palmer
  • Rental Property Investor / Construction Manager
  • Raleigh, NC
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Paul Winka
If you want to do it correctly, tile under it all.

New construction always has the flooring under all areas in the kitchen and remodel jobs typically but up to the cabinets. The reason is because usually when you are replacing a floor in a remodel, the cabinets don't always get replaced at the same time. This is the only reason you see this in construction methods. You are correct about the dishwasher being locked in as well. It will happen in most cases.

The cost is very low and will save you some headaches down the road. Tile under everything is my recommendation.

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