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Orangeslice13 said:
I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking but when I tile or install wood floors I take the dishwasher out and put the same flooring under it.
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I just dropped in on this discussion. So you are a floor installer? When my house was built the tile was installed before the cabinets in the kitchen. I was left about a dozen spares. Now after 15 years I'm almost out of those from replacing a few that cracked or came loose and I can no longer find matching tiles. When I eventually have the tile replaced, are tile installers able to use some sort of toe kick saw to cut the tiles around the cabinets so they don't have to be removed? I know it's easier during construction for the tile guy to lay the tile first and then the cabinets go on top but it's a pain when it's time to replace the tile. It seems like a bad idea. I would have thought most people change their flooring before their cabinets. Also, to postpone the tile replacement as long as possible, when I have to replace a tile now I've started trying to re use them If they aren't broken. It's a bear to remove the old mortar though. I've done it successfully a couple times with a dremel and a grinding stone but it takes forever and uses about 10 grinding stones. Any suggestions on how to remove it easier?
 
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larjoranj said:
I just dropped in on this discussion. So you are a floor installer? When my house was built the tile was installed before the cabinets in the kitchen. I was left about a dozen spares. Now after 15 years I'm almost out of those from replacing a few that cracked or came loose and I can no longer find matching tiles. When I eventually have the tile replaced, are tile installers able to use some sort of toe kick saw to cut the tiles around the cabinets so they don't have to be removed? I know it's easier during construction for the tile guy to lay the tile first and then the cabinets go on top but it's a pain when it's time to replace the tile. It seems like a bad idea. I would have thought most people change their flooring before their cabinets. Also, to postpone the tile replacement as long as possible, when I have to replace a tile now I've started trying to re use them If they aren't broken. It's a bear to remove the old mortar though. I've done it successfully a couple times with a dremel and a grinding stone but it takes forever and uses about 10 grinding stones. Any suggestions on how to remove it easier?
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I’m a general contractor that doesn’t build houses anymore. I prefer remolding as I have adhd and like to move around.
Sadly …..you get to break out the tile with a chisel as close as you can to the cabinets. I know that’s not great news.
 
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We had a dude bring a lawnmower in. He called yesterday and said it'd start sometimes, then not, or would quit while running. Told him to check connection, but he said it was fine. We found his ground post loose, bolt completely gone where the cable was grounded, so it'd hit occasionally and get a ground. Fixed it, told him, and he came here trying to tell us you don't need a battery once something is cranked🤣. So I started it, then removed the battery cable and it quit, did it several times. I think he was just upset because it was his connection, after he'd told us it was fine.
 
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