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Default Kitchen Refurbishment

Steve Walford wrote:

The wife has picked the units and there going on the longest "L"
She fancies that 13mm flooring
and tiles between the floor and wall units

Any advice would be appreciated as to correct order to do work


My intention is to
Fit base and wall units
Fit flooring, leaving expansion gap against wall


I'd lay it flush againt the wall, after taking off the skirting board,
put the skirting back on after, makes a neat finish. Have the opposite
side of the flooring almost touching the floor unit legs. (this is
assuming you are not having an open bottom, but fitting the
plinth/kickboards). This will give any expansion needed, though in
practices, I have never noticed any expansion/contraction on my
flooring. The plinths/kickboards will likely to be too tall, so will
need 10mm or so taking off them, not a difficult job.


The next intention was to tile the wall and then fit the worktops
Is this correct?????


I'd always do worktop first.Put the tiles 2mm above the worktop level,
then you can squeeze silicone into the gap to create a good seal.

Alan.

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