In general, if you are fitting a kitchen with plinths all you need to do is tile up to the legs and into any recess where an appliance fits -easy. More improtant than this is the setting out of any tiling. This is best acheived after the units are fitted and accurate dimensions can be taken.
Hi there, you need to tile after the kitchen has been fitted to ensure the tiles sit correctly on to the worktop and you have the wall unit as your finishing point, otherwise the kitchen fitter will not be able to put a mason mitre joint and he would also struggle trying to get the worktop bang on with the tiles.
Installing your tiles before your kitchen cabinets will cut down on overall labor costs. Putting in your tiles first will help prevent water damage in your kitchen. Cabinets can be installed first if you're placing delicate tiles that might get damaged during cabinetry or appliance installation.
Some people ask the question, “should I lay the floor or install the kitchen units first then lay the floor around them?” This decision is purely down to personal preference. Laying the floor first would appear to be the best option but you are much more likely to damage the floor whilst the kitchen is being assembled.
You should always tile after fitting the worktops. A good kitchen fitter will be able to make sure everything lines up. Yes you can fit a worktop between the unit and tiles as we have done it on numerous occasions.
yep, i tile directly on top of worktop, no gap,but i usually run some grout in with my finger, and silicone over top(when grout dry) using clear silicone.
The kitchen is stripped out, usually in this order: doors, drawers, oven, hob, cornice, lights, wall units, tiles, worktop including sink, plinths and last of all, base units. This part of the process can be fairly quick and your kitchen will suddenly look bare!
Always install the tile to the wall, under appliances and cabinets. Good flooring could be in place for 20 years or more. In that time there could be water leaks, appliance failures cabinet damage that requires replacement, electrical problems that require cabinets to be moved, etc...
While refrigerators and stoves can be removed easily to install the flooring, the same cannot be said for kitchens with a dishwasher. However, it is possible to install laminate flooring under a dishwasher without completely disconnecting it.
Find the midpoint of each wall and snap chalk lines on the floor. The line crossing at the room's center are the starting point of the tile. Lay a row of tiles along a straightedge more than halfway across the room. For consistent joints, use tile spacers.
Whilst many are strong and will last a long time, glass splashbacks in particular are prone to breaking much easier than tile. If you would like to create a more traditional feel in your kitchen, tile is definitely the way to go.
You are okay without the flooring being installed under the island. The only way this becomes an issue is if somewhere in the future you want to remove or reduce the island size you would be limited to the original footprint of the island or you would need to match the floors to cover the unfinished area.
Preparing your kitchen for tiling
Next, place a tile against the lowest point of the base you're working to and draw a level line. Fix a baton along this line to hold your first row of tiles, and draw a vertical line at one end of the wall to allow you to check that your tiles are in line as you tile up the wall.
Tiling a kitchen can be an incredibly rewarding process. But if you're new to this type of DIY job, it could be best to start off small, taking on something like a sink splashback rather than an expansive floor. Also, it's worth noting that DIY projects often don't go quite as planned, even with the best preparation.
Installing flooring before your cabinets is the best choice for most hardwood floors. When professionals install floors then cabinets, it's easier to get everything to standard heights. It's also a safer installation process for your cabinets since you won't risk any damage to them as professionals install the floors.
If due to design circumstances (for example an odd appliance height or construction anomaly) your total flooring height will need to be elevated and finished higher than normal—2 inches or more—consider installing flooring before putting in the kitchen cabinets and appliances.
The goal is to make sure that the new floor is level with the flooring under the dishwasher so that the DW isn't tiled in and can be slid out in the future. If you have tile now and are just replacing the tiling outside the DW and it's the same thickness you should be fine.
Tile first would be a proper job. Although not on show it is best to seal entire floor as it will allow easier cleaning and help prevent dust. Also if there are ever water leaks it will help protect subfloor.
The first job that your kitchen fitter will do is to remove the old kitchen, old appliances, fittings and flooring. Generally,this will take less than a day to complete, depending on the size of your kitchen. Any additional building work such as removing walls will be done at this stage and will take extra time.
When to paint your kitchen. You can actually start painting your walls prior to installing your kitchen. It's a good idea to start on the undercoats and move onto the first coats before your kitchen gets installed so you won't have as much work to do afterwards.
On average it takes between 1 – 4 weeks to fit a kitchen.
If you're replacing your existing kitchen with the same layout and position of appliances, with no need for a new floor or decorating, then it can be relatively quick and closer to 1 week.
In any tiling installation, there will always be a use for a silicone sealant. This can be used around a bath or around a sink, in the joints between the tiles on the walls, or in our tiler's case in the video, between the tiles on the wall and the worktop.
You can then use black silicone to seal between the worktop & upstand, and just grout the joint between the top edge of the upstand & the tiles, as you're not going to get masses of water hitting that joint.