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8/8/2019 6:33pm
8/8/2019 6:33pm
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9/25/2019 11:49am
I'm working on a residential addition/remodel. I got called in to the situation after damage had been done but the situation is still redeemable. We are now at the stage where the all the drywall is up and textured. No interior doors are in yet and no casing or base. Also the floors are still unfinished. My procedure is to prime and paint the walls now with eggshell and semi gloss in the kitchen and baths. Install the interior doors and paint in place with semi gloss. Install the finished flooring. Lay out the casing and base and paint with semi gloss and install. That's how I have always done it. The home owner is getting advice from a friend who says he should install the floors first, then the casing and base and then spray everything the same color and sheen.
My question is do you call this idiot a friend?
I guess his method works if you plan to rent the house out to tweakers and have to repaint every 16 months but these people are going to live in this house. I would have accent colors, different colors in different rooms, I also think pastels with off white trim looks really good in bedrooms. I might spray primer on the walls but I would at least back roll the paint.
Anyway, just trying to change the subject a bit.
My question is do you call this idiot a friend?
I guess his method works if you plan to rent the house out to tweakers and have to repaint every 16 months but these people are going to live in this house. I would have accent colors, different colors in different rooms, I also think pastels with off white trim looks really good in bedrooms. I might spray primer on the walls but I would at least back roll the paint.
Anyway, just trying to change the subject a bit.
Prime, paint, floors, trim/casing, touch ups.
You could also grab pieces of flooring as a template, install trim/casing, prime, paint, install floors, touch up paint.
Seen it done both ways.
I've personally never walked in a new build where the floors were finished before the painting guys were scheduled to go do the job.
Paint, semi gloss will show imperfections in the drywall much more than flat.
Remember, what one thinks is a cool color may be terrible to another.
Primer, eh. I don't even bother with that anymore.
Unless there are water stains, or some kind of green color you are trying to cover, green and water marks are the hardest to cover, and sometimes need to be kilzed, just get a few 5 gallon buckets of good flat eggshell white, throw 2 coats on it and be done. It's neutral, it's clean looking, bright and light, and easy to match later on.
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I personally think putting the flooring down first allows for a cleaner looking job when installing the casing and base...plus no need for shoe mounding and no need to trim the bottom of the casing for the flooring to fit under (if run long).
I finished off our lower level and did the work in this order: Painted the walls, installed the flooring and lastly installed the casing and base. However the woodwork was natural pine I pre-sprayed clear.
That being said...separate topic...egg shell and semi gloss are awful..too shiny and out of date IMO. Can’t believe people would spec that. Flat or lo-sheen much better..
Edit- I was typing when the replies above where submitted..basically repeated same as above..
We never do it, since we remodel only and every house usually has existing wood floors that we are matching, but if you were doing pre-finished wood floors you would probably want to do them last for less risk of damage. In that case, we would run all the door casings down to the floor and he could cut them up with a flush saw. We would also build up under cabinets the same thickness of the floors to not lose the little bit of height.
As far as paint, would never recommend semi-gloss on walls (trim only), as it would show everything. Satin at the most, but most clients seem to be leaning back towards flat.
Edit: and barn doors! I must admit those are fun to build. Get to make an opposing pair in the next week or two out of 8/4 walnut.
Too funny!! Brackets for floating shelves installed on Friday.
Barn doors is a fad I hope goes away soon.
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