"alan" wrote in message
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I thought it was the latter - cabinets in place first and then
cabinets but does to stove design *exposed feet* - Wolf stove...I
guess I will have to tile first.


When I do a job floor tile comes before the cabinets. The only reason not to
do it this way is saving a few bucks.

Wall tile comes after cabinets and countertops because tile is easier to
trim than cabinets.


Colbyt

I like to tile first, all the way to wall. Costs a bit more but if you ever
change cabinets or appliance location you never have a problem.
"alan" wrote in message
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I thought it was the latter - cabinets in place first and then
cabinets but does to stove design *exposed feet* - Wolf stove...I
guess I will have to tile first.

Floor first and do the entire kitchen area.

The cabinets will look better when sititng on tile as opposed to trying
laying tile as close as possible to cabinets.

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Floor first and do the entire kitchen area.

The cabinets will look better when sititng on tile as opposed to trying
laying tile as close as possible to cabinets.

When adding a new floor do you advocate ripping out the base cabinets? If
you are putting in a very expensive floor, going under cabinets can cost big
bucks for nothing.

If you have any full height pantry cabinets tiling under them may cause you
to have to trim the cabinet base.
just something to keep in mind.

The cabinets will look better when sititng on tile as opposed to trying
laying tile as close as possible to cabinets.

We tile "up to" the existing cabinets, then the wife installs the same 3"
tile baseboard trim as opposed to wood or mdf.

R

Colbyt wrote:
"alan" wrote in message
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I thought it was the latter - cabinets in place first and then
cabinets but does to stove design *exposed feet* - Wolf stove...I
guess I will have to tile first.



When I do a job floor tile comes before the cabinets. The only reason not to
do it this way is saving a few bucks.

Nonsense. There are several reason why floor tile (which is a FINISH
product) is set afterwards.


Wall tile comes after cabinets and countertops because tile is easier to
trim than cabinets.


Colbyt



What reasoning...

Rudy wrote:
The cabinets will look better when sititng on tile as opposed to trying
laying tile as close as possible to cabinets.


We tile "up to" the existing cabinets, then the wife installs the same 3"
tile baseboard trim as opposed to wood or mdf.

R



Egg-zackly.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
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Floor first and do the entire kitchen area.

The cabinets will look better when sititng on tile as opposed to trying
laying tile as close as possible to cabinets.


When adding a new floor do you advocate ripping out the base cabinets? If
you are putting in a very expensive floor, going under cabinets can cost big
bucks for nothing.



A voice of reason..

we're about to lay porcelain tile now that the cabinets are installed.

I would think that grouting is a very messy process. Are there any tips for
protecting the nice maple toe kick facing and caps other than common sense
masking? Installer is planning on a uniform 3/8 in grout line along the
base cabinet/tile interface. This matches the line width between the 18 sq
inch tiles.

Perhaps it's more clever to tile up to the base cabinet and cover the gap
with shoe moulding, though admittedly the grout line would look pretty slick
as long as it doesn't make a mess of everything.

thanks in advance for comments
ml

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we're about to lay porcelain tile now that the cabinets are installed.

I would think that grouting is a very messy process. Are there any tips
for
protecting the nice maple toe kick facing and caps other than common sense
masking? Installer is planning on a uniform 3/8 in grout line along the
base cabinet/tile interface. This matches the line width between the 18
sq
inch tiles.

Perhaps it's more clever to tile up to the base cabinet and cover the gap
with shoe moulding, though admittedly the grout line would look pretty
slick
as long as it doesn't make a mess of everything.

thanks in advance for comments
ml

blue masking tape.

wrote:
we're about to lay porcelain tile now that the cabinets are installed.

I would think that grouting is a very messy process. Are there any tips for
protecting the nice maple toe kick facing and caps other than common sense
masking? Installer is planning on a uniform 3/8 in grout line along the
base cabinet/tile interface. This matches the line width between the 18 sq
inch tiles.

Perhaps it's more clever to tile up to the base cabinet and cover the gap
with shoe moulding, though admittedly the grout line would look pretty slick
as long as it doesn't make a mess of everything.

thanks in advance for comments
ml

There are degrees of messy ;o) However grouting doesn't have to be a
slop-it-all-over-the-place affair.

If the wood is raw I would definately recommend it be taped off to
protect it from staining.

If the setter's careful he can grout right up to that wood and not harm
it. It takes a little care and cleaning with a clean damp sponge as you
go, just as it does with the tile install process, but any haze left
over will come off easily with a clean cloth or cheese cloth and a
little lemon oil. Same as is quite often used for removing the haze off
of the tile itself.