To do or not to do - Kitchen

[utterlydiy]

Converting my Kitchen and Dining room onto one.

Two part question:-

1)
Removing the dividing wall and the old kitchen outfit, also the old vinyl floor tiles.

The whole floor will then be screeded ready for Vinyl wood grain effect strips.

My problem is, the Vinyl flooring suppliers say to lay the floor up to the new kitchen units edge and the kitchen suppliers say lay wall to wall and the units sit on the vinyl.

So any advice of who is right....

2)
Removed old kitchen units and found wall vents through to the outside wall from within one of the units.

As we have a new Worcester condenser boiler with a fan vent, with this boiler could I block the vents. The Gas board have never asked or checked these vents, if thats why they are there.

So any advice of whether to block these off or not...

thanks

 

[foxhole]

The floor is laid up to kitchen units unless you have exposed kitchen leg design in mind.Up to wall under free standing appliances.
Personally I always retain vents where possible, blocking them serves no purpose.

 

[utterlydiy]

Thanks,

The Kitchen is being fitted by Wickes.
The Washing machine and Dish washer are integrated also there is a free standing Range cooker and an American fridge.

So the area's under the W/mc, D/w, Cooker and Fridge need to be laid. Correct ??

thanks

 

[foxhole]

Integrated appliance don't need flooring below, though if you have spare then it helps when they are being pulled out for service to have floor all the same level.

 

[stevewestern]

Integrated appliance don't need flooring below, though if you have spare then it helps when they are being pulled out for service to have floor all the same level.

..and for the extra cost involved (which may be next to nothing if off-cuts can be used) it certainly makes life easier - many times I have struggled to pull out an appliance and have damaged the flooring in doing so - especially a full but broken down washing machine...!