Vinyl Flooring Cutting Around Cabinets

The two most common installation types of vinyl plank flooring is click lock or glue down installation.

Vinyl flooring cutting around cabinets.

Remove the cabinets and screw a plywood filler piece to the subfloor about inch inside the line where it will be under the cabinets. The latter works best when working with tiles on the floor. Such as luxury vinyl laminate or tile which are possible to lay right up to the cabinets. Depending on which you install you may be able to install under cabinets.

Well the answer isn t cut and dry. We often get asked if vinyl flooring can be installed under cabinets. Catch the sanding dust in a wet dry vacuum. If you were to first install those base cabinets and appliances straight onto the subfloor and then the hardwood flooring around the cabinets and appliances the.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. If the kitchen cabinets sit on top of the underlayment use a toekick saw to cut flush up against the cabinets and through the. Additionally you ll have to cut your flooring to fit around the base cabinets which makes installation more expensive and time consuming. After you ve cut the tiles remove any broken off pieces that are still glued to the surface with a chisel and hammer.

Most toe kick saws cut to a maximum depth of 3 4 inches which is just enough for solid hardwood flooring. The floor covering will be cut to size and almost butted up against the cabinets. Cut the pieces of flooring lengthwise and install them. By starting with cabinets you essentially create a footprint you ll have to stick to during future renovations.

Built in appliances will be trapped in place as long as you have this flooring. With safety goggles and gloves on carefully begin cutting the tile around the cabinets using a rotary power tool or toe kick saw. Pull up one piece of plywood underlayment and inspect the floor below. Use a detail sander to remove the old adhesive and reveal the original hardwood floor.