Paul Franklin wrote:


Having said that... I wish the guy who did my kitchen had placed the
base cabinets first, and then tiled, because I would really like to
replace the floor with something more to my liking, and that would
mean ripping out all the cabinets now, since the tile runs under them.
The rest of the kitchen is in good shape, but the floor has got to go.


Ayup. It makes little to no sense to tile first on residential floors
prior to cabinets, etc. What little time and few cuts one saves by
doing so is far outweighed by possible hassles later.

Even though both methods are recommended here, IMHO those that recommend
tile first are not pros or have done very little in the way of remodelng
or tile installation.