Man this is an old thread.

 

I'm with the other guys here - you're a hired trade to this customer. Update us on what you decided/what happened. If I wasn't out too much time/money & had other work lined up - I'd leave a $20 bill on the vanity & note that says "sorry we're not a good fit, here's my friend Joe Schmo who can help you finish" 😜 & then run, run away as fast as you can. Unfortunately your contract probably won't allow that.
You need an "expectations" conversation the first time you talk to a potential client - find out who's doing what, budget, timing, etc. etc. I can usually root out the folks I don't want to deal with in about 5-10 minutes.
Tile under vanity - I set cabinets first. No doubt easier & cleaner to set tile first. Years ago I replaced a tile floor which was set before cabinets/base/doors - it was a nightmare. Our stone countertops are usually the longest lead time on the schedule so I need to get template ASAP & can then can be doing trim/paint & tile while waiting on the tops.

 

Unfortunately your contract probably won't allow that.

OP disappeared... doubtful there's a contract... guess we'll see...

 

I scribe the cabinet to the floor

I wonder where the geographic line is where the change occurs?
Like in New England where they use strapping on the ceilings and some still do plaster

Any other geographic differences?
so far- shoe, cabinets before flooring, strapping, granite thickness

 

Around here everyone just slaps a coat of latex on the vanity and calls it "updated".
I've seen $8k worth of granite tops installed on cabinets that I would be ashamed to put in my garage.

 

This now qualifies as a change order.

 

My trim guy in Houston job builds cabs. Also 1 down @ the lake. We build all stairs on site


Mike

 

Housed stringers is nearly all you find here. I have pulled together too. They blow apart after 40yrs more so if it's not pinched between walls and open.

 

And sometime you can see the basement stairs through the gap

 

I actually went and looked into putting in tile before vanities based on some conversations I had here.

Im always looking to improve.

But my tile guy kind of gave me the, if that’s what you want I’ll accommodate you, but thats not really how it’s done.

So I figured if it works this way for me and my subs, I’ll stick with it.

I was talking panels with the folk at Mike Holt, thinking about using “better“ panels, but anything other than Eaton is a special order, and they made the very good point that what is locally available is going to be the best best over something you can’t repair on a rainy Saturday night. 👍 Good point.

Same with methods. What works with your system and subs is probably the best.

 

Your Tile guy was right.

 

There are a few houses where the tiled kitchen floor was installed after the cabinets and the dishwasher cant be removed. Its either left there or cut the legs off and removed but then the new one wil not fit.

Scribing the cabinets to the tile is not real hard but now everyone is doing hardwood, when do you install that? Tiled kitchens are a thing of the past.

 

I've always allowed for the floor thickness when I set the cabinets, then run the flooring under the dishwasher. Tops are always within 1/8" of 36"

 

thats just as big a pain as scribing

100% of my recent kitchens were hardwood floored and the hardwood was install wall to wall under the cabinets, cabs were set, floor guys come back and sand and finish. Percentage of destroyed wood floors from water is small.

 

Dishwasher area always gets finish floor before the DW goes in.

I try to steer customers away from hardwood in kitchens. Bad idea all around.

Classic is classic for a reason. 👍

 

Tile is not classic here, tile is 80s and 90s. Classic is sheet vinyl or fir T&G

 

The last time I did hardwood I had them sand it and 1st coat it before I installed them they came back to finish.

Serious flat mud floors save work installing cabinets. Dishwasher is an issue and the range can be as well

 

I’ve done it both ways, like everything there’s 2 sides to every fence. Grout mounds against kick, dye lots if box’s set before & tile stays. Shims if tiled 1st — reveal, the list goes on region etc.


Mike

 

Usually 4-5 ways to do everything in this business... which is the right way is sometimes situational and up for interpretation based on previous experience...

 

Like I said before the regional differences are interesting

 

Oh yes the age old question who is the GC, I don't take homeowner GC projects anymore.