The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select.
How to install hardwood floors under kitchen cabinets.
One way to combat a potential locked in appliance dilemma is by installing plywood same thickness as flooring in the area under the dishwasher.
To keep the floor flush consider installing a different cheaper type of flooring underneath cabinets and appliances or even plywood risers.
Often without planning these appliances can get locked in when the hardwood guy is done installing the floor.
Third part of wood flooring installation.
How to install wood floors under cabinets.
The potential of mismatched flooring one downside of installing risers or different flooring is that you add a complication if you wish to change the kitchen footprint in the future.
Hardwood flooring can last for decades if not centuries with the right upkeep.
You would not want your dishwasher to be trapped underneath the floor and.
First it s important that the cabinets are the standard 36 inches above the floor and it s important that the appliances are at this same height so that there aren t issues later if when you want to change the appliances e g.
To start you ll need to expose as much of the kitchen floor as possible by moving the appliances to another room.
Includes how to install hardwood flooring around cabinets tools needed to install wood floors and how to finish up.
It would be a shame for you or the future owner to want to change the kitchen footprint and need to replace all of the flooring in the areas where you did not install it.
This is more common with solid 3 4 inch floors opposed to thinner hardwoods.
Why it s better to install the hardwood floors before the cabinets.