Many commercial businesses hospitals and clinics install laminate cabinets for this reason alone.
Is ok to put laminate cabinets in a kitchen.
Unlike some materials that are perfect for kitchens laminate flooring walks a fine line.
A clear wear layer is included on top of every piece of laminate flooring.
Dirt grime spills water spots or food cleans up fast and doesn t penetrate.
Is it ok to install laminate flooring first then set kitchen cabinets on top of the laminate.
Advocates argue that laminate is one of the better floor coverings for kitchens because moisture can be.
But if you have to install the flooring first here s a method that will avoid some of the problems i just described.
Detractors claim that laminate is not appropriate for kitchens because moisture a fact in kitchens can harm it.
Go ahead and install your kitchen cabinets directly on the cement subfloor.
Even in areas with abundant foot traffic such as a kitchen laminate can hold up quite well.
Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.
Those are all good reasons to lay a kitchen floor after the cabinets are in.
The slick hard surface responds to a damp cloth readily.
This layer protects the floors from scratches stains and fading.
I like the idea of the flooring running under the cabinets as long as it doesn t harm the laminate floor.
Laminate kitchen cabinets clean up more efficiently than wood cabinets.
But the issue of installing laminate flooring in the kitchen is more of a gray area.