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Kitchen Flooring & New Kitchen

  • 17-07-2018 12:56pm
    #1
    D12C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have an old kitchen which I will be getting replaced. I also want to replace the flooring - Currently it's tiled in the kitchen area and laminate in the dining area (its the same room).

    When I'm getting the new kitchen installed, I want them to take away the old one also, but does this mean the kitchen will be installed over the old tiles? I'm currently looking into LVT flooring, and the store will remove old laminate floors but not tiled floors when fitting the new floors. The kitchen company won't be doing the floors - it will be a separate company.

    Just wondering whats the best way to do this or if anyone has any advice or tips?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Tear the kitchen out, tear the tiles up and get the new floor fitted. Then get the new kitchen installed on top of the floor. For the best finish, you'll probably want new skirting boards fitted, so that will be the last thing to go in.

    If there's a kitchen company installing the kitchen, ask their advice. They may come on one day and (for a fee) tear out the old kitchen and prepare the space for the install before the flooring guys come in.

    That said, pulling out a kitchen is easy. One person could knock it out in half a day. But if it's pretty old, you might want new sockets added and/or you might want plumbing moved to different locations, which may need more specialised people in. Floor tiles can be a bigger pain. It's not technically difficult, but usually a decent bit of elbow grease to get done. If you're doing it yourself, get a skip, take two days off work and go at it from 8am. You'll have everything up in jig time.

    I'd recommend taking some measurements, a couple of photos and bringing them into a kitchen place along with your above questions.


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