John-John-3 t1_jb42lvu wrote
Keep in mind depends on type of flooring. If you're doing laminate or vinyl plank you shouldn't have the cabinets sitting on top of that.
myboybuster t1_jb49ay9 wrote
This is the answer. DO NOT place the cabinets ontop of a floating floor.
sammy-p t1_jb4nzbm wrote
It will have absolutely no effect on the floors.
The lowers are anchored to the wall, most of the weight is at the studs. This is literally just something flooding manufacturers say so that they have a reason to void your warranty.
myboybuster t1_jb5a65w wrote
Im not sure where you are from but it will absolutely have an effect on flooring if your in a climate with fluction in temperature
sammy-p t1_jb5azin wrote
From southern Ontario Canada with the most climate fluctuations you can imagine. Also a professional cabinet installer. I can tell you almost certainly that a floating floor will not buckle with the cabinets on top. I have never seen it happen personally. I always ask people who claim this to tell me what they think weighs more - the lower cabinets screwed to the wall, or the full depth 36” French door fridge loaded full of groceries that they are going to set right on top of the floor. Same with the stove, and your big ass leather sectional couch. If the cabinets are going to “pin” the floor and cause it to buckle, then all those things are absolutely going to as well. Except that they don’t.
evoltap t1_jb5qsag wrote
There is no problem putting cabinets on any flooring. They are screwed to the studs. Source: I used to do this professionally for a company contracted by home depot. there were very strict "best practices" in order to avoid any call backs, and going on top of any flooring is not an issue.
Senior_Cheesecake155 t1_jb6g35w wrote
The issue isn’t with the cabinets, it’s with the floor not being able to expand/contract/float because of the weight of the cabinets on it. How big of an issue this is will depend on the size of the room
evoltap t1_jb6ikcl wrote
Gotcha. I I personally wouldn’t want that type of floor in a kitchen anyways
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