Posted by MarkB_MI on September 08, 2014 at 17:30:19 from (70.194.11.226):
In Reply to: OT Kitchen floor posted by Skybow on September 08, 2014 at 10:32:29:
After several bathroom remodels in our home and rentals, plus the kitchen remodel in our house, I still don't know the "right" answer. It's a given you will want to rip out the flooring down to the plywood subfloor, and if necessary replace any bad subfloor. Then Hardiebacker over the subfloor, thickness depending on how much you have to work with; the flooring thickness needs to be fairly close to the other floors, so you probably won't want to use 1/2" thick backer board. If you happen to have a lot of thickness to work with, I'd build it up with plywood and use 1/4" Hardiebacker. I would extend the backerboard under where the cabinets will go; it will protect the subfloor against moisture intrusion and make a stiffer surface for the tile.
Then what? There are several options:
1. Tile everything and set the cabinets on the tile.
2. Tile around the cabinets and set the cabinets on the backer board. (The cabinets sit below the tile level.)
3. Tile around the cabinets, but place plywood or OSB under the cabinets so the cabinets are placed at the same level as the tile.
For a small bathroom in a rental house, I'd go with number 1, since there's a good chance you'll have to replace the cabinets again. But for a kitchen, I think number 3 is the way to go. You can tile the floor before or after you set the cabinets. If you tile first, you'll be able to extend the tile slightly under the cabinet.
Eliminating the tile under the cabinets saves a lot of cost and aggravation setting tile nobody will ever see. It also means you can drill a hole through the floor if you need to run a water or electrical line.
The biggest reason to set the cabinets on plywood (raising them even with the tile) is the dishwasher. The dishwasher will slide right out. If the dishwasher and cabinets are a half inch below the tile, you'll find it nearly impossible to pull out the dishwasher to work on it.
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