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Luke Arthur Wells

Should You Put Flooring Under Kitchen Cabinets? It All Depends on the Type of Floor, Say Professional Remodelers

A white kitchen with wooden flooring and a wood island.

To the uninitiated, the question of whether you put flooring under kitchen cabinets or not might seem like a simple query. Does it help to make things more level? Does it save money on flooring by not doing it?

However, it's a little more involved than that. The advice you'll get may change depending on a specific floor provider or contractor, but there are some rules of thumb that the professionals we spoke to generally stick to, and certain approaches they always avoid.

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