No one should ever use buckets of water to mop with. A slightly damp mop is all that is needed. Beware Cheepchinesecrapola cabinets touted as ''value''. They are not, in the end. Buying good quality once rather than replacing poor quality multiple times costs less in the end.

Skip the already over fad of a gray floor if you want less regret out of your choice.

My new kitchen was fitted with clear removable plinth seal between the floor and plinth of the kitchen unit stops dirt and water getting to the base of the plinth Hides and protect raw edge of the plinth from getting damaged .

You could just use a good sealer on the plinth. May be cost effective and save the wood.

Agree, a slightly damp mop should do the trick. I have the Norwex mop system and LOVE it. It picks up EVERYTHING! (I'm not a rep, I really just love it). You could also install quarter round trim where the cabs meet the floors.

They are probably some sort of pressed board or mdf especially in the the toe kick. What happens is they wick water from the floor and they start to swell and bubble.

Before you install your cabinets flip them over and seal the bottom of the toe kick board. Buy an oil based primer such as BIN and roll on a couple coats then top coat.

You can also do this stop the top sides of the sink cabinets. This prevents the boards from soaking in the water and prevents the damages. This is how moldings in a bathroom should also be treated. Cabinets are cheaper to buy but actually more work to install but then again that is not how we shop for products today. It isn't about building the best product fro the money it is about engineering a product to barely function for determined length of time and result in an acceptable amount of failures.

Thank the Toyota Way and their great advertising campaigns. Funny you never see all these 10yr old 500k cars all over the road? Where are they all hiding? Then count how many old US based trucks you see. Get the picture?

ANYTIME you are using 1/4 round you are jury rigging and covering an error of some sort. Anytime I see it especially in a floor install I immediately think why is it there.

A tiled toe kick just looks wrong...and amateurish.