Can you put floating floor under cabinets?
Installing floors beneath your cabinets could cause wood to buckle when it tries to expand. This will damage your new floor. Also, floating floors can’t be installed under cabinets because the cabinets will be too heavy and restrict the floor from expanding and contracting. This could cause the floor to come apart.Click to see full…
Installing floors beneath your cabinets could cause wood to buckle when it tries to expand. This will damage your new floor. Also, floating floors can’t be installed under cabinets because the cabinets will be too heavy and restrict the floor from expanding and contracting. This could cause the floor to come apart.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, can I install cabinets over floating floor?Cabinets are not recommended to be installed over a floating floor, especially cabinets that have a heavy granite counter top. The proper installation would be to install the cabinets and then install the flooring around the cabinets.Similarly, can you install vinyl plank flooring under kitchen cabinets? If you are installing glue-down vinyl plank flooring, it is okay to install under cabinets. Since the planks will be glued down to the floor, they will not contract and expand with temperature changes. As for furniture, it is okay to have furnishings on top of your floor. Beside above, does laminate flooring go under kitchen cabinets? When installing laminate flooring in kitchens and bathrooms, you cannot place cabinets or any hardware that is meant to be bolted permanently to the floor on the laminate. Installing these items on top of your new flooring will cause pressure and not let the flooring expand and contract to temperature changes.Do you put floating floor under appliances?Applainces on a floating floor question. The floor should run under all appliances except for the dishwasher. The DW is where you run it just underneath the front leveling feet in most cases. Best thing you can do is go to a big box store and buy a sheet of thin Masonite and have them rip it into 12″ wide strips.
