mike wrote:
On Aug 18, 7:29 am, wrote:
When renovating a kitchen using ceramic tile as flooring..... are the
base cabinets installed in place and then the ceramic tile, or is
the entire floor finished first and then the base cabinets put into
place.

How is the dishwasher handled... if ceramic tile is installed up
to the front of the dishwasher, it blocks the dishwasher
in....however if tile is installed under the dishwasher... it
creates problems with the countertop height.

Just curious...

Thanks in advance !!

Peter

Finish the entire floor and leave no empty spots. Then install your
cabinets on top of the flooring. That solves all your problems and
allows future changes to your cabinet layout without having to hunt
down possibly discontinued floor tiles. Plus, putting flooring
everywhere adds a measure of water resistance that is needed in any
kitchen.

I believe this is very good advice. For small savings, tiling part of
the floor leaves you with possibly limited choices long-term if you try
to remodel. I would be sure to have extra tiles from the get-go and
safeguard those. I have tile in living and dining rooms, and after
living with it a few years, would not tile a kitchen floor. I love my
tile, but a few spills will always be impossible to remove....we sealed
ours well, and the grout is taupe, like the tile. Only two adults, and
rare spills, but coffee with creamer is tough ) We have terrazzo in
kitchen, baths and hallway and I love it. Strip and reseal and shine
every couple of years and it looks good for a long time. It's about 35
years old, and the only original terrazzo remaining in our condo -
others have all tiled over - but it looks far better, far longer, with
less care, than any other flooring I have had. Can always regrout,
which I have done in our shower )