If you are among those that don t care for the task of cutting the flooring material around the framework of cabinets and appliances you would probably prefer to install the floors first.
Tile floor or cabinets first.
Typically cabinets come before flooring.
If you ask the tile guy he will most likely opt to install the tile first.
Floor covering or finish flooring is the surface that you see and walk on not the subfloor under the underlayment or underlayment between subfloor and finished layer.
Keep in mind that if the flooring goes first all tradesmen need to be informed that extra care needs to be addressed to prevent any damage to the new floor.
Install tile under cabinets and floor based appliances with a 2 inset this allows you to move the pattern and grout lines where needed.
Today i m here in the empty kitchen area of a partially renovated home and i m making the all important decision of whether to install the flooring or the cabinets first.
Install plywood in remaining area to exact height of tile floor to finish cabinet install.
But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described.
Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.
Mark the layout of the cabinets and all floor based appliances.
It will be easier due to the lack of cuts around the cabinets.
In fact this is a primary motivation for those who start from the ground up.