Go ahead and install your kitchen cabinets directly on the cement subfloor.
Can i install cabinets on top of laminate flooring.
A floating wood.
I have been installing laminate flooring since the product first became popular.
It might be easier but it wouldn t be better.
The proper installation would be to install the cabinets and then install the flooring around the cabinets.
Avoid installing the flooring in that area to account for the shelving unit.
This way if you need to remove any of the planks due to water damage as you mentioned you won t be held back by having your shelving unit installed on top of the flooring.
Laminate flooring is a floating floor so we do not recommend installing kitchen cabinets on top of laminate as they could pin the floor down and prevent it from expanding and contracting with temperature changes leading to buckling and separation at the joints.
If you re determined to install the flooring first use a piece of plywood as a filler piece.
Typically cabinets come before flooring.
Can i install new kitchen cabinets on top of a floating floor.
Cabinets are not recommended to be installed over a floating floor especially cabinets that have a heavy granite counter top.
Installing the cabinets on the flooring could bind the floor due to the weight of the cabinets.
For installations that go over existing flooring in kitchens where cabinets are already installed i leave a 1 4 gap for expansion and trim out around the cabinets with matching quarter round from the flooring supplier.