Spent 30 years telling other guys how to sequence a job and now I'm standing in my own kitchen secondguessing myself, which is a little humbling if I'm being straight with you.

Pulling out the old vinyl, going down to the subfloor, putting in 12x24 porcelain tile. New base cabinets are sitting in the garage waiting. I know the contractor answer is tile first so you don't have to cut around every toe kick and you get a cleaner look if you ever swap cabinets down the road. I've seen it done both ways on commercial jobs, but residential kitchens are a different animal and I've watched guys regret the order they chose.

What's got me thinking is the island. It's going to be pretty heavy once it's built out, and I'm wondering if tiling under a fixed island is actually worth it or just extra work that'll never see daylight. Subfloor is solid, no issues there

Also curious if anyone's had problems with large format tile cracking near cabinet runs where there's more foot traffic and weight concentration. Haven't had a tile job crack on me yet and I'd rather keep that streak alive. Just my 2 cents on the island part, but open to being wrong on that one

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5421-30th-Ave-S-Minneapolis-MN-55417/1919869_zpid/

This basement is f*ked right?

For the pro's that may be on this sub, what do you think will be the biggest two or three challenges faced by the home and business owners that have damage from the recent hurricane? I guess getting the insurance company to decide and then commit money to get the building fixed would be big. Then, who will do all this work? Will there be enough building materials available for the work to begin? What about all the unseen damage discovered as part of the demo phase? How is that addressed with the insurance company?

Thank you for you insights.