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Cilar

Hello, I just bought a house. It's a new house with integrated kitchen on concrete. Should I tile the floor before getting appliances? In other words: Do the washing machine/dishwasher usually stand on top of tiling in a integrated kitchen, or should these appliances stand on the concrete? Thinking that t might be more difficult to remove them if they stand on concrete with the height of the tiling, but I don't know about the best practices.

jack of all

Best practice is to extend tiling under all floor standing appliances, for a number of reasons. First off it's a better job, gives you more flexibility if ever remodelling kitchen, easier to clean up if you ever have a leak (in the case of a dishwasher, fridge or washing machine) and more hygienic as any dirt or leaks won't soak into a bare concrete floor. If you're using a very expensive floor tile (like a porcelain or natural stone) you can save a little by using a cheaper ceramic tile under the appliances (where they won't be seen anyway) to maintain the floor finish and level at a lower cost. Others will say why bother as the tiles under appliances will never be seen but all if your dishwasher packs in and won't drain or there's an overflow the benefits of an easy clean surface are pretty clear IMO.

homer911

You should really remove the kickboards from the cupboards as well and extend the tiling under these by a few inches, then trim the kickboards and reapply..

nmg_ire

Agree with the 2 posters, tile out under the appliances and the kick boards