Kitchen - Replacing Tile floor with new ones, under Base Cabinets?

BluePlanet

Say you wanted to tear up existing tile floor in kitchen and replace with something else.

It's an open plan space so kitchen and sitting room are all one and i want a continuous floor.

The old tiles aren't laid underneath the kitchen base cabinets but i'm thinking of replacing those cabinets too.

Should the new tile floor go under those, basically lay the tiles wall to wall?

Or should they be cut to the edge of the kitchen base cabinets like the old ones were.

Buffman

It's down to personal choice really, I'm sure it's been done but I've never seen anyone tile under units with the exception of freestanding units.

In my opinion it's a waste of money putting tiles under units where they'll never be seen and serve no purpose. It could also cause hassle down the line if you ever wanted to change the floor again and the units would have to come out also.

Static M.e.

echo Buffman above. Just to note that taking up tiles in a kitchen can be a serious bit of manual labour, depending on old\well they were grouted. Make sure you get yourself the right tools and give yourself plenty of time to do it.

chooseusername

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058217191/kitchen-replacing-tile-floor-with-new-ones-under-base-cabinets

Fit kitchen units first, tile up to unit legs, but continue tiles under dishwasher, washing machine etc.

It's a pain in the h0le pulling these out if you have to lift them up onto the tiles.

Tree

We got stung by the previous owners tiling over the old tile, not taking into account the rise in the floor, and when the old dishwasher caught fire, the new dishwasher wouldn't fit under the counter, had to chip out the tiles, total mess. So watch out for that.

Original tile and replacement tile did not go under the cabinets, just up to (and under in the case of the dishwasher)

mick121

Either one is acceptable,I've seen lots of people tiling the floor and putting new kitchen units down on it.In my opinion it's a waste of money.Dont forgot it's the price of the tiles,the adhesive and labour to do it.

It's grand to tile up to the legs and fit the kicker on top.Go under the dishwasher, washing machine and fridge.

BluePlanet

Thanks for the replies.

I was originally thinking of gutting everything from the room first, then preparing the floor and tiling the whole lot in one go.

Then install kitchen units, then wall units, then wall tiles.

But it's certainly food for thought for not tiling under base cabinets, i'll have to have a think about it.

Ray Palmer

I will say that i had a property where they didn't move the units and tiles to the cabinets. When washing the floor water would go under the units and under the tile. Took me a while to find what the smell was, milk soaked into the wood floor. I would tile all the way for this reason alone but also if you want to move units about better to have full floor.

Hobby farmer

If you're not replacing the units for a while yet, buy the extra tiles now, tile just under the kickers and when you are replacing the units tile the rest if you want to