If you are going to put in a hardwood floor and it is a total of 1 1 2 and you want 4 toe kick then the kick should be 5 1 2 tall and the cabinets should be 37 1 2 tall from the concrete.
Can cabinets sit on top of a floor.
Finally install the cabinets on both strips and attach the toekicks.
Screw a strip of the same thickness to the floor next to the wall.
You just can t screw the cabinets through the floor.
Or you can cut the laminate flooring at the cabinet edge and but the new stuff up to it.
I agree with patricia.
Install the cabinets first because heavy cabinetry cannot sit on top of a floating floor or it will restrict movement and increase the chances of flooring separation.
As long as the floor can float under the cabinets there should be no problems.
If installing a floating floor the answer is simple.
Ok let s start by stating that you do not want to set your cabinets directly on a concrete floor next what you put under the cabinets will depend on the cost of the material being used for your.
This method is most common however.
You ve got the opposite dilemma as you re swapping your floor before your cabinets.
I personally like this method if using a very long lasting durable floor like hardwood or upscale tile.
Now install the new flooring but keep it about a inch from the first filler strip.
I just recently did a remodel to my kitchen and used armstrong pacific heights wood laminate the kind that locks together.
The second option is to lay the floor first and install the base cabinets on top of the finished floor.
Accommodate for the flooring thickness in your toekicks.
The flooring will be able to expand and contract beneath the toekick without revealing a gap.
You ll want to add shoe molding to the toe kicks to cover the laminate edge.
Kitchen base cabinet install on top of flooring decision flooring goes in last.
I would not do this over vinyl or cheap flooring that will not outlast the cabinets.
Installing the cabinets on the flooring could bind the floor due to the weight of the cabinets.
Cabinets are not recommended to be installed over a floating floor especially cabinets that have a heavy granite counter top.
To answer your question yes you can install cabinets directly over a laminate floor.
Cabinets are designed as if sitting on finished floor regardless of whether they actually are installed that way or are installed on shims up from rough.