Kitchen Floor - Tile to units?

[AndyJM]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could give me a bit of advice please.

I am fitting my kitchen, and I would like to put some ceramic floor tiles down.

Should I fit my units in and then tile upto the units, or should I tile the kitchen and the fit the units?

Thanks,

 

[drgl]

personly i would tile then fit units,or at least tile some way under them and then fit the bottom boards,may have to cut them that way though

 

[Thermo]

matter of choice. ARe you likely to ever have the legs exposed if not theres not much point in tiling under the main units as youll never see it. Its a bit of a debate that rages on here. Personally i cant see the point of paying for what you will never see or use. You wouldnt tile under your bath but its down to you.

 

[JIM456]

Hi Andy,
the standard proceedure is to fit the units, then tile up to them.
It saves money on tiles you'll never see and saves you having to protect the floor while your fitting the units ( from dropped hammers and screws trapped on the underside of the unit as you drag it across the floor etc.)
Also of the floor is uneven it lets you level up the units first before you tile up to them.
As already stated though its up to you, if it bothers you to have unfinished floor under the units then go ahead and tile first.

 

[AndyJM]

I'm happy with that I think I will tile upto the units.

Thanks for the advice.

Andy

 

[Thermo]

if you are going to tile under any freestanding appliances dont forget to raise the datum level of the worktop by the thickness of the tiles to allow for it