Remodeling in Sun Valley, Los Angeles County
Kitchen Remodeling in Sun Valley
Should a new Sun Valley kitchen floor run under the cabinets? Navon Home weighs counter height, the dishwasher opening and floor type before anything is set.
Should the new floor run under the cabinets or stop at them? The answer matters early in a Sun Valley kitchen, because it changes the cabinet height, the floor cost and what happens if the layout changes later. Tile or wood laid wall to wall uses more material but leaves a clean floor under any future plan. Stopping at the boxes saves material and ties the toe kick height to the floor.
Heights, appliances and floating floors
When the floor runs under the cabinets, the boxes sit higher by the thickness of the tile and its bed, so the counter height and the dishwasher opening are drawn from the finished floor. A dishwasher needs that full floor in front of and under it, or it can be trapped once the new floor goes in around it. Floating floors, such as click vinyl or laminate, are generally kept out from under cabinets, because the weight holds them down and they need room to expand and contract.
Subfloor, transitions and the permit
Either way, the subfloor is checked for flatness and soft spots before anything is laid, and low areas are filled with a leveling compound. Where the kitchen floor meets a hallway or a living room, the two heights are matched or joined with a low transition strip. When the remodel includes new wiring, plumbing or a wall change, a Sun Valley permit goes to LADBS, since the neighborhood belongs to the City of Los Angeles. The same planning carries over to a kitchen in North Hollywood, Arleta or Burbank.
What we plan and build in Sun Valley
Every project here starts the same way: a measured layout, then the lines behind the walls, then finishes.
Planning a kitchen in Sun Valley?
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