A ceramic tile cracked and broke in the doorway of our kitchen. I was going to just replace the broken tile. But removing the broken piece revealed that the tile was not installed onto the subfloor; instead, there is grotty sheet vinyl underneath the tile. The DoItRight side of me wants to tear out all the tile and vinyl and install new flooring properly, on the subfloor.
However, the tile and vinyl appear to cover the whole floor, including underneath the cabinets. I have absolutely zero interest in removing the cabinets. Can I cut the tile & vinyl at the edge of the base of the cabinets, install new flooring up to there, and caulk the edge? Would this restrict the flooring materials I could use? (I was leaning towards linoleum.) Or should I just replace the one tile after all?