House for my Parents

[Bird]

When you talk about flooring under cabinets and dishwashers, are you talking about wooden floors or concrete slabs, as we usually build on in this part of the country, or does it make a difference to you?

 

[J F]

My experience has been on slabs (basement finishes that included adding a kitchen). Most of those kitchen floors were tile, but an engineered hardwood was used one time iirc.

 

[dave1949]

I'm looking forward to seeing the tile after it is all cleaned up, since I've not run across that style of tile before.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I think it is personal preference as to tile under cabinets. We run the backer board all the way across the floor and will run a full tile to wear ever it hits under the front edge of the cabinets. Under the fridge and dishwasher gets full tile as well. This way works for us and with expensive tile it saves the homeowner some money.

I like the idea of running the tile all the way to the wall but then you have added labor and materials for something most people will never see. I'm not sure what tile I will use in my house but depending on the tile price will dictate just how far I take it.

Eddie, the house is looking great. I'm enjoying your updates. Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures.

 

[scoutcub]

Another issue with different level level cabinets that I just ran into is if you're going to install backsplash. For unknown reasons, I have 2 base cabinets that were 3/4" different heights, and trying to line up tile backsplash behind the range which was between them, took a little "engineering'.
Shouldn't be an issue for Eddie as he has the separation between countertops.

Looking really nice, Eddie!

 

[EddieWalker]

For those of you who put cabinets on top of the tile, how do you shim them up?

Eddie

 

[J F]

I usually like those plastic shims Eddie (used to get 'em at lowes or home depot, always bought a 5 gal. bucket at a time), as they snapped easier than wood shims, quicker to work with and there's never a moisture issue.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry, I was wondering how you hide the shims when you put the cabinets on top of the tile. I use standard wood shims, that are used for doors. I've used the plastic ones on toilets, but really like how easy the wood ones are to cut and hide. With cabinets on the slab, it's easy to hide the shims with the tile. How do you hide the shims when the cabinets are on the tile?

Eddie

 

[J F]

:laughing: Oh...shoe mold. And no, never had a finished floor, where the shoe mould (usually 11/16 or 3/4) didn't cover any gap needed to level cabinets to the line.



I always liked the above shim's due to they're being easy to snap off. I've probably hung near 1,000 doors and this is what ended up working best/quickest for me.

 

[deerseeker001]

toe-kick hides the wooden shim.