Freestanding kitchen - flooring

3 years ago

Hi! Swapping old fitted kitchen out for a new preassembled freestanding kitchen. The floor tiles are currently fitted up to the kickstand. The new kitchen is 13cm deeper and only 9.3cm off the floor. It has adjustable legs. Would you bother with new flooring edge to edge or adjust the back legs on the new kitchen to allow for the difference in height. You will have 13cm of floor tiles running underneath the kitchen units before it ends. Will you notice unless you're led on the floor? Or could we get away with leveling the floor with concrete; again without laying new flooring. (My floor tiles are no longer available :( )
Thank you in advance. I hope this makes sense!

Comments (4)

Wumi
3 years ago
I would find some cheap tiles in the same thickness in a near enough colour and fill in the gap. My concern is less aesthetic and more practical. What happens if you have a spill? How much more annoying will it be cleaning debris that gets kicked under the units?

I've a tall cabinet in my utility room which I've yet to install a toe-kick on and I find all sorts under there! Spillages travel farther than you'd think.
Sarah L
3 years ago
So the floor tiles will be under the plinths of the new kitchen units? No worries, that's what mines like. Just adjust the legs.
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Daisy England
3 years ago
Just be careful if there are any appliances in case you need to pull them out for repair. They’ll need a flat surface to rest on so you’ll need to make that area level.
Jonathan
3 years ago
Another vote here for adding similar tiles under the cabinets.
I think you need to tile the whole area but since they will be under the cabinets it’s not a big deal if they don’t match exactly.

Freestanding kitchen - flooring

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