The dishwasher installation will require plumbing and electrics. If you are going to spend money on those things, do it properly and complete the job with tiling. Are the rest of your cabinets on bare concrete? I do not encourage half a job.

The dishwasher installation will require plumbing and electrics. If you are going to spend money on those things, do it properly and complete the job with tiling. Are the rest of your cabinets on bare concrete? I do not encourage half a job.

The dishwasher installation will require plumbing and electrics. If you are going to spend money on those things, do it properly and complete the job with tiling. Are the rest of your cabinets on bare concrete? I do not encourage half a job.

The dishwasher installation will require plumbing and electrics. If you are going to spend money on those things, do it properly and complete the job with tiling. Are the rest of your cabinets on bare concrete? I do not encourage half a job.

The dishwasher installation will require plumbing and electrics. If you are going to spend money on those things, do it properly and complete the job with tiling. Are the rest of your cabinets on bare concrete? I do not encourage half a job.

@dreamer the rest of the joinery is all well and truely fixed in place and we’re keeping it all as is and just painting the doors and drawers, so I can only speak to the section that I can see where we’ve removed this one carcass, but it does appear that this whole joinery section is installed directly over the bare slab and never had any other flooring finish under.

I have spoken to the dishwasher manufacturer and they’ve advised that it’s perfectly acceptable to install the dishwasher directly over the concrete slab and there will be no water proofing or mould concerns whatsoever, which is great news, especially for our timeline and budget!

Plumbing & electrics are already organised and as the dishwasher is a fully integrated, this section of floor will be completely concealed again.

Good news all round. Compliant, safe, cost saving and aesthetically consistent

Hi Mary, sorry about the duplication of post. My iPad had an issue, and I thought that it hadn't posted. My apologies.

Good to know there will not be an issue. Good luck with your installation.

I would build up the floor to the same level (or slightly higher) as the tiles, so it is easier to pull the dishwasher out. If you have the dishwasher sitting on the slab then there will be a bit of a gap between the edge of the tiles and the front of the dishwasher which will be great for collecting crumbs and cockroaches.

While tiles would be the best, it doesn't need to be tiles, as long as it can be easily cleaned and there are no gaps.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

Mary, have you actually had the installer look at your slab? Just looking at your picture again, the slab is just poured concrete, which has not been levelled. Maybe your manufacturer assumed that the slab was new poured and levelled concrete, which is a totally different service to what you have. I would still recommend tiling or some form of solid level base.

That's wonderful that all has gone well with installation. Yes, the original photo looked like concrete had not been levelled. Integrated dishwashers do finish of the kitchen space. Mine just looks like another cupboard. When the dishwasher is on a red light is beamed on to the floor below the door. When finished a green light is beamed onto floor. This does then remind me to unpack it. Enjoy your new kitchen!