Bamboo Flooring Under Cabinets
Bamboo flooring can handle drips just fine it s when drips become puddles and those puddles reach a plank s seam you can have problems.
Bamboo flooring under cabinets. Can i install bamboo flooring under my kitchen cabinets and island. I have been installing laminate flooring since the product first became popular. Best thing to do is get several samples of the different flooring you are considering and put them through a real world drip test testing different amounts of water on top of the floor. Bamboo is durable easy to clean water resistant and it complements a wide range of decor styles.
Remove the cabinets and screw a plywood filler piece to the subfloor about inch inside the line where it will be under the cabinets. One small detail that most people won t notice is the stain steel toe kick under the base cabinets. For installations that go over existing flooring in kitchens where cabinets are already installed i leave a 1 4 gap for expansion and trim out around the cabinets with matching quarter round from the flooring supplier. Unprotected furniture legs dragged against the floor can cause gouges and unpadded high heels can lead to nips and marks on the floor.
The short answer is yes for a nailed down or glued down floor and no for a floating floor. Put all the base cabinets in place then mark a line on the subfloor corresponding to the front edge of the toekick.