When should I lay my kitchen floor?

[adam80]

I have just bought my first place and will be fitting a brand new kitchen.

I have two questions - the first is that there are built in walled pantry/cupboard areas that I wish to knock out to make the kitchen a larger surface area. How do you ensure the parts where the wall meets the floor and ceiling are neatly done?

Also, should I lay my new floor before the new kitchen is fitted, or lay it around the new units?

I presume this is a stupid question, but I'm totally new to DIY work

 

[big-all]

heeelllooo and welcome adam80


have you checked if the wall is load bearing before you think about knocking it down!!!


if its a wooden floor you reduce the level of the bricks untill you can install woodwork to tie both haves together

all depends on what you find when you look

 

[adam80]

Hello, thanks for the welcome. I'm pretty sure that the walls are not load bearing, but we're checking it with the local council - it's a former local authority place. If they can't be knocked down it really spanners the plans for the kitchen!

Is there another way to find out if a wall is load bearing?

 

[big-all]

Hello, thanks for the welcome. I'm pretty sure that the walls are not load bearing, but we're checking it with the local council - it's a former local authority place. If they can't be knocked down it really spanners the plans for the kitchen!

Is there another way to find out if a wall is load bearing?

if theres no wall above [or in the close area without a wall underneath]if you have any loose floorboards in the area lift and see if any joists stop/join on top of the wall

even a stud wall can be roped in at a later date to support weight above

theres always an rsj to support the wall if nessesery