My floor was butted up almost to the cabinets, but was installed under the stove and dishwasher. You do not want a lip that will stop the DW from sliding out under the counter.

 

Check this video out before you dive off the deep end.

It won't happen with Life Proof. Likewise I would not install it under cabinetry.

 

I did this on a previous reno of my kitchen. I thought it would be easier to install, and it was. It didn't work. The planks separated in several places over time. You can put the cabinets on one side under if you want, but if you put them under, where the cabinets sit on the flooring, it locks that part of the floor in place. If you do that in more than one place, the planks will most likely separate due to the expansion and contraction, primarily from humidity changes. It would be the same for LVP, except LVP expands and contracts due to temperature changes.

The last time I did the kitchen flooring, I added 1/2 thick boards under the cabinets, so they have a gap under the toe kick and I could slide the flooring a under the cabinets a little, but not have the cabinets sit on the flooring.

 

If you are doing a complete reno there is no reason to put it under the cabinets,

Install the flooring after the cabinets

 

I've had laminate in my kitchen for over 20 yrs, I did not install it under the cabinets.
IF I were to do it again it would be LVP, and would not go under the cabinets.

 

The trouble is, if you find you made a mistake, it is to late to fix it.
If your cupboards have a toe kick like this

Add plywood to the inside of the kick taller, just enough so the flooring will fit under the edge of the cupboard.

 

I don't understand this. I don't have the new cabinets yet so not sure what they have wrt a toe kick.

 

Laminate is absolutely the worst flooring you can have in a kitchen or bathroom. With that said, often people construe LVP to be "laminate", which it is not. If it is laminate, I would look into LVP, like LifeProof or others to save the aggravation.

 

Unfortunately I already have the laminate "TidalCore Water Defence Technology" by Fuzion? So, stuck with it.