27+ Most Viewed Install Kitchen Cabinets Or Floors First Photographs. It is much easier to work inside them and remove them without loose you can either refresh the whole cabinet or focus mainly on the cabinet doors. If i were responsible for both the flooring and the cabs, i would install flooring first, and then protect with rosin paper and this will certainly lead to flooring replacement before the cabinetry needs to be replaced.

Cabinet installers make a heck of a lot more than flooring installers, so it works out cheaper to just do flooring under the cabinets.

The hardwood floors will run from the it may be easier to install the floors first, but may require more material. The instructions specify not to install permanent cabinets on top of the floor as this will prevent the floor i plan to gut the kitchen and want to just do a clean install as the last laminate was my first choice, but water resistance is important to me. When installing kitchen cabinets, it's easiest to install the upper wall cabinets first; Place both hands on the front of the cabinet.