@Ironwood. H,i love your list, it is so helpful I typed it into a word document to print out and check off. One question, we want to get our cabinets painted, where would that go on our list? Last? Thanks for your info!!!

maryferguson60, The cabinets are usually painted before we put them in. If it is a re-paint, it should be done in lieu of cabinet installation. Less masking, no finished flooring. BTW, things change when hardwood floor is involved. Different order of operations.

THANKS! We are having the wood floor installed, then granite counters, then cabinets painted, then backsplash...right?

Ironwood, I echo the gratitude. Great list! So... I'm refinishing hardwood. I'd guess this would come much earlier in the process than tile/flooring install. Would it be before cabinet install & doors/windows? Are steps in that process split by anything?

I am keeping my Almilmo cabinets. Have linoleum floor currently. Half bath is entered from kitchen. Will be removing linoleum in kitchen, breakfast room, and 1/2 bath. Will have porcelain tile 12x24 installed in these areas. Will replace Formica countertops with Quartz. Island will be recycled glass. Replacing old stovetop with new one. New undermount kitchen sink will be installed. Will tear out built in vanity in 1/2 bath and will remove mirror above vanity. Will replace with free-standing vanity. Will remove wallpaper in kitchen and breakfast room and walls will be painted. I am the "contractor" and need advice on order of things to be done. May need electrician to do a few minor things. Please advise. Thanks.

I am doing a kitchen remodel (removing a wall into dining room a building a large breakfast bar- moving existing cabinets and appliances) and haven't yet picked a contractor. The first bid came in and the only surprise was that he wants to put a new subfloor in. I currently have the sheet rolled vinyl and was thinking of going to "luxury vinyl" wood style planks non-floating. Do I really need a new subfloor? I was comfortable just putting in a patch for the 10' wall that will be taken out. The house in less than 15 years old, do I really need the extra expense of a new subfloor? If so, what type of flooring can I have installed that I don't need a new subfloor- I'd rather put the money into the flooring itself- hardwood? another style of LVT? sheet vinyl? Also, I have a 15' island/breakfast bar going in- do the floors always get installed under before the island is built or can the planks be put down around the island. I appreciate any help, I have learned a lot from these comments. Thanks!

Sorry folks....there are so many variables that it would be a forever project to answer to all of them. Painting cabinets goes BEFORE counter tops. Refinishing floors is just before wall and trim paint (paint is among the last things to do, along with finish electrical and finish plumbing). I install engineered flooring after cabinetry and cabinet repaints...I hate the damage that can be done as we mess about....which is why the hardwoods get refinished at the end. Face lift only? Demolition, cabinetry painting, counter tops, tile floors and back splashes (cabinet toe kick after), wall and trim painting, finish plumbing and electrical, appliance installation. This is my way of doing things....others have success doing their way.

And I'd demo everything before proceeding. Including the cabinets. There is very little return on value of getting rid of everything but them. The tile really needs to go under the cabinets, or you end up with trapped dishwasher syndrome and other clearance issues.

Sorry Sophie, I don't place tile under cabinets. That locks the tile in forever and styles change. Good cabinets can be painted or refinished or even have new doors and drawer fronts put on...but that special Moroccan tile someone liked 10 years ago is out of fashion now. We simply install the flooring into the dishwasher space (refrigerator too) and use the handy adjustable legs on the appliance to make it all happen. Clearance tolerances do need to be considered and good measurements require a good craftsperson.

We have installed new hardwood floors, sanded and applied first two coats of finish. Should we apply final coat before or after appliances are installed?

Hey guys, Great trail!!. Now a question. We're doing a full kitchen remodel, putting in Coretech plus vinyl plank flooring. Will put new cabinets in before flooring. Then do we need to put flooring in before countertop ( so there isn't a problem with removal of dishwasher at later date), then after flooring put in counter top with appliance hook ups? BTW: we live in Southwest Florida.

Thanks!!

That is so hillbilly it isn't funny. Get a real electrician. I don’t touch electrical and your hack of a kitchen guy shouldn’t either.

my granite guys will fabricate on the spot at my house. (Cut the hole for sink). My question is; when does the cook top go on? Do I secure it before the granite fabricators? I will talk to them but just want to make sure they give me the right answe.

Sink holes should be cut at the shop. A cooktop can't even be mounted until the counter is in.

When they cut the hole for the sink, they should also cut the hole for the cooktop. Usqually, these two holes are cut at the shop, using templates for the sink and cooktop. My fabricators wanted the actual sink in addition to the the template. However, when I later remodeled my bathroom, they just used the templates.