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Q: Hi, I'm wondering or should I say, considering doing a kitchen remodel. The floor from the kitchen leads to an open family room and is on the upper level of the home. Currently the floor is hardwood and where the kitchen meets the family room at the island counter the kitchen portion of the floor rises about 3/4 of an inch. I want to replace all of the kitchen cabinets, countertops and fixtures and I plan to replace the floor. Money isn't the issue since I have budgeted for everything but should I do the floor before or after the cabinets? And, can you give me an idea of how much you think this project would cost and how long it would normally take?
A: Whoa... those are some loaded questions. First, regarding
the height difference between the kitchen and the family room it
sounds like whoever laid the current hardwood floor did it the lazy
way. From our phone conversation I found out that the family
room had previously been carpeted and the kitchen tiled. It
appears the floor installer laid the hardwood on top of the tile
which caused the increased floor height and mismatch at the
transition. My recommendation is to completely remove all
layers of flooring before installing your cabinets and install the
new floor. When your kitchen cabinets are removed completely
it will be a wide-open easy access area for your floor installer to
lay the new floor.
After the