You'll have guessed by now - once the flooring is down it's not going to
be possible to get the dishwasher out!

My brother in law recently moved to a house where he inherited this problem
off the predecessors. I suppose it explained why they were willing to leave
the appliance behind.

In this case, it was the washing machine that failed and had been floor
tiled in. I believe they managed to get it out by some-how hack sawing the
legs off.