Kitchen Installation

J_Smotthies2021

We are newly doing a kitchen and using the following flooring from B&Q. I was expecting that the builder to builder the base units on the boards and the slide laminate flooring under the units. However, it seems that he already put the flooring on the entire kitchen and will be doing the kitchen units on top of the laminate and arguing that this is the right way. Is there any issue with this ? Is that a normal practice?

thanks

Rosa_Damascena

This to my mind is the correct way of doing it, and that is what I had done last week before the kitchen started to be constructed.

You may save on flooring costs by installing the kitchen first, but IMHO the finish won't be as good.

J_Smotthies2021

I am not worried about the flooring cost, but how I can change the flooring later on in case I want to put something else? or knowing that this is a suspended ground floor, and we got some leak and end up removing the florring. then we need to remove the kitchen....

Rosa_Damascena

J_Smotthies2021 said:

I am not worried about the flooring cost, but how I can change the flooring later on in case I want to put something else? or knowing that this is a suspended ground floor, and we got some leak and end up removing the florring. then we need to remove the kitchen....

I would retain a little extra flooring of that is your worry. If you get a leak the water will find its lowest point regardless of whether there is flooring underneath the kitchen or not; if its serious worry I would be on the look out for a cheap lino offcut as a plan B to keep in the garage / shed.

J_Smotthies2021

Once unit legs are on the laminate planks, and you need to replace the flooring and put a different laminate flooring, can you do it? and how ?

andyhop

Laminate is meant to be floating . Not heavy kitchen units placed on top. Laminate should stop at the unit feet 

J_Smotthies2021

Hi Andyhop,

what you are saying make sense. However, my builder has already put the laminate but not units yet. Can he just cut the units area without removing flooring? considering the work he has done including skirting, asking him to remove wont be an easy conversation.

grumbler

andyhop said:

Laminate is meant to be floating . Not heavy kitchen units placed on top.

Really? How about heavy wardrobes, bookcases, sofas etc.?

It's a matter of personal preference, and mine is the opposite.

That said, personally I wouldn't use laminate in kitchen unless it's really water-proof (does such laminate exist?)

J_Smotthies2021

J_Smotthies2021 said:

Hi Andyhop,

what you are saying make sense. However, my builder has already put the laminate but not units yet. Can he just cut the units area without removing flooring? considering the work he has done including skirting, asking him to remove wont be an easy conversation.

Can someone help with above please?

grumbler

J_Smotthies2021 said:

Hi Andyhop,

what you are saying make sense. However, my builder has already put the laminate but not units yet. Can he just cut the units area without removing flooring?

This can be done at any time in the future - if really needed. Cut the old laminate and replace it with the new one.

J_Smotthies2021

grumbler said:

J_Smotthies2021 said:

Hi Andyhop,

what you are saying make sense. However, my builder has already put the laminate but not units yet. Can he just cut the units area without removing flooring?

This can be done at any time in the future - if really needed. Cut the old laminate and replace it with the new one.

I am not sure about, the legs will be sitting on top of small plank pieces from the old laminate right?