In fact this is a primary motivation for those who start from the ground up.
Tile floor or cabinets first.
Today i m here in the empty kitchen area of a partially renovated home and i m making the all important decision of whether to install the flooring or the cabinets first.
Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.
Keep in mind that if the flooring goes first all tradesmen need to be informed that extra care needs to be addressed to prevent any damage to the new floor.
It will be easier due to the lack of cuts around the cabinets.
Install tile under cabinets and floor based appliances with a 2 inset this allows you to move the pattern and grout lines where needed.
If you ask the tile guy he will most likely opt to install the tile first.
In most cases given standard flooring heights you will install the cabinets before the floor covering.
In short if you are installing hardwood flooring planks nailed down or tile flooring porcelain ceramic or stone or sheet flooring vinyl or linoleum roll and your subfloor is solid and in good condition you can install cabinets either before or after the flooring.
But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described.
Install plywood in remaining area to exact height of tile floor to finish cabinet install.
That is a great question.
Typically cabinets come before flooring.