I want to remodel a kitchen and bathroom floor. I would like to remove the toilet, vanity, and cabinets in order to get the new floor under them. Is this normally done? Where can I find advice on how to do so? The kitchen cabinets pose challenges such as a WALL OVEN, COUNTER TOP STOVE, and SINK. The bathroom vanity is the counter top type with a sink.Any advice would be excellent, and details will win you best answer! Please pay attention to how I should handle the wall oven, and counter top cook top. Thank you in advance!
A lot of information is needed to answer you in detail and I really have not answered your floor question as well as I would have liked. - One other quick tip of advise is to remove your toilet before you remodel the floor , and be sure to replace the wax ring when installing the toilet to keep odors out of your home as well as preventing possible leaks onto your new floor. Wishing you Remodeling Success!
You would not want to carpet or lay laminate flooring under the cabinets/vanity anyway. Tile/linoleum could go under but that is not necessary. Just work you way around them and if necessary finish off with trim/molding that can lay right on the floor and would be nailed to the cabinets/vanity. I'm assuming by counter top stove you mean free standing, which means it sits on the floor. In this case you would want to remove the stove and extend your flooring underneath it. Same with the toilet. You would need to remove it (find a how to book) and extend the flooring underneath it so that the toilet will sit on top of the new flooring. Look for a 'remodel' wax ring when you replace the toilet. Since the toilet will now be up to two inches higher you will need the new, thicker, 'remodel' ring. Good luck.
You would not want to carpet or lay laminate flooring under the cabinets/vanity anyway. Tile/linoleum could go under but that is not necessary. Just work you way around them and if necessary finish off with trim/molding that can lay right on the floor and would be nailed to the cabinets/vanity. I'm assuming by counter top stove you mean free standing, which means it sits on the floor. In this case you would want to remove the stove and extend your flooring underneath it. Same with the toilet. You would need to remove it (find a how to book) and extend the flooring underneath it so that the toilet will sit on top of the new flooring. Look for a 'remodel' wax ring when you replace the toilet. Since the toilet will now be up to two inches higher you will need the new, thicker, 'remodel' ring. Good luck.
I would not remove the kitchen cabinets or the bathroom vanity. These can be removed but are a pain to both remove and put back. Plus there is a higher likelihood that you could damage something that you want to keep. The only thing that you really need to remove is the bathroom toilet. I'm assuming that you are using some type of tile. Go ahead and pick up extra just in case you ever decide to change the layout of the kitchen or bathroom, such as installing smaller cabinets or moving them around and you can match tile under the cabinets that you remove. Remove the flooring up to the cabinets. Most likely it is not even floored (laminate, tile, ext) beneath the cabinets in the first place. Then just tile up to the kick plate on each cabinet. Remove the toilet by shutting off the water, draining the bowl (flush until tank is empty and then pour a gallon or two of water into the bowl at once and it will empty). Then remove the bolts that anchor the toilet to the floor. Once you get the toilet out use some plastic wrap or sheeting or whatever to plug the drain pipe (temporarily) so you aren't stuck inhaling sewer fumes. Tile the whole bathroom cutting around the drain pipe and then pick up a slightly wider gasket (wax, rubber, or combo - ask your local home store (depot, OKorders, or, better yet, true value) for the right gasket taking into account the new floor depth. Then just set the gasket on the toilet and bolt it down once your tile has set.
It's just as easy to put in a new toilet if you need one.
