Installing a range cooker, before or after new vinyl floor?

[Pannacotta]

I have asked my kitchen fitter and flooring man and neither is sure when is best to install my new range cooker.
It is 100cm wide and will be very heavy...
If it goes in before the flooring then they will have to fit the flooring (cushioned vinyl) up to the cooker but am not convinced that will be great for cleaning.
If it goes in after the flooring (my preference) I am worried, as was Mr Flooring, that the delivery people will damage the new floor.

I am not sure where I am getting the cooker from (have a whole other thread on bloomin' appliances) so hard to check with the supplier.

What would be the best way round do you think?

TIA

fit the floor first and when the cooker is delivered put down a large board - something like marine ply, I think it is called, so they can use that to protect the floor. I have a range cooker and I have wheels on the back of mine so I DH can pull it out to clean.

we had new kitchen last year, with range and vinyl floor nut never had to decide this one, the range went in about 4 months before floor. I would keep it that way round. the front of the range at the bottom has a screw on grill, easily removed, and the floor fitters removed that so the vinyl looks as if it's all the way under, but no moving heavy range when wanting a new floor.

Mmmm, one for each option.
Thanks for your thoughts, can see pros and cons of both!
Have called the cooker manufacturer for advice, am waiting to hear back from them...

I agree with the cat. Range first, it'd be too easier to damage the floor, when dragging it into position.

In old house our flooring only went to the edge of the range cooker and it was a magnet for dirt I couldn't get out. I also couldn't change the range without changing the floor due to the fact that the range was shaped to have the two edges slightly protruding around which the floor was cut. It was annoying as I would have dearly liked to replace the range as the ovens weren't great but I couldn't face putting in a new floor.
However ours was a tiled floor but I can see the quandary with damaging vinyl.
I'd be tempted to fit under and protect with a hard boarding whilst fitting the range.

I'm intending to fit the vinyl floor in our kitchen, then put down dust sheets and boards and then fit the kitchen. I guess the difference is that I'm doing most of the kitchen fitting myself with my brother and he knows I will GUT him if he damages the floor. I just didn't like the idea of the floor stopping behind the kickboards. urgh.

It will depend on the Range you pick, mine doesn't go right down to the floor, its stand up a good few inches (6 maybe) on legs so the flooring had to go on first as you can see under the cooker, if the cooker went in first it would have had to be taken out for the flooring to go underneath!

And actually, the range I have now is not the one that I had when my kitchen got fitted and no flooring was damaged when removing one and replacing it with another and its not actually that heavy I can pull it out to clean under it properly.

I'm with wonkylegs (as it were ). The previous owners of our house only installed the laminate floor up to the cooker (well just a little way under the front). The rest is just hardboard so the cooker doesn't sit level. I've no idea why they did such a bodge job as the whole floor was replaced shortly before we bought. Whilst our cooker is heavy, it has wheels at the back so quite easy to manoeuvre - just get some boards down before you have it delivered to spare any accidents (and make sure your flooring goes all the way underneath!)

We did floor first as we wanted it to go right back. The fitters used some kind of barrier stuff (looked like bendy ply) but couldn't avoid getting a few deep scratches on the flooring. (Karndean), it is quite difficult especially with a heavy range.

I would agree with other poster, if you are putting the floor in first, I would use some sort of protective floor cover - you can get film type products that protect the surface of the floor. Something like this, but perhaps more heavy duty:

www.decorating-supplies.co.uk/epages/BT3825.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3825/Categories/%22floor%20protection%22/Hard_Floor_Protectors

As I am pretty sure the wheels will mark the floor - it certainly did when my brother installed his new fridge after his new laminate flooring was in - some lovely deep scratches in that now!

We installed the range first and then has vinyl (karndean) fitted around it

I am thinking it is less risky to get the range in first and then do the flooring.
We are getting a Leisure range, like the Rangemasters but cheaper, so it wont be massively heavy but heavy enough to rip vinyl...
And it does have a plinth so we could fit vinyl below the front...

Our fitter managed to lift and fit the vinyl under the front of range cooker. Cooker goes right on it so no mess or crumbs gets under it. I would worry if vinyl fitted first it would damage the flooring.

Can recommend rangemaster professional. Got it for good price on appliances direct. At least I think it was them.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/home_decoration_pictures/1824151-Ivory-Shaker-Kitchen-but-having-a-tile-dilemma

Should be able to see picture of my kitchen on this thread

Thanks mumma I saw your kitchen on that thread and it looks great and I think I will get the range in first.
Cant afford a Rangemaster sadly, my budget is £1500 for cooker, dishwasher and fridge freezer....

Hope it all goes well and you have your new kitchen soon

Thanks!
And thanks to everyone for their suggestions.