New Carpet Or Paint First

Also in a kitchen remodel that will include refinishing sanding wood floors new counter top and painting cabinets what order should i tackle these.

New carpet or paint first. Why should i do my flooring before i paint my walls. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small. From there you should rip up the floors. Then painting away to a heart s content.

You can do all the staining and painting before you bring the carpet in so there s no chance of a spill ruining your brand new flooring. Paint first or carpet first. Also flooring workers may scuff walls or baseboards or the polyurethane coating. In both scenarios i m looking to save time and energy as i am fitting these projects in with an already busy schedule as a working soccer mom.

Better job getting the bottom of the baseboards. One important reason to install new flooring first is that when you change flooring the baseboards will often need to change position. The carpet guys believe installing flooring first would be the most cost effective and stress free solution and here is why. This problem however can be easily prevented and is not nearly as serious a risk as those involved in painting first.

Also it s often better to paint the ceilings first especially given that the ladders will rest on the floors. Painting before new carpet is ideal even though we know carpet edges are very stiff rough which can scratch when installed. Painting first carpet second. If you paint before doing a flooring project you ll avoid the hassle of paint drips or spills ladder scuffs or other hazards to the new floor.

Carpet installers are concerned about wet paint damaging new carpet while painters are concerned about scuffs and wall damage caused by the carpet installer s tools. No concern about getting paint on new carpet although rarely happens and can always be removed. As i ve said already this is the preferred method. The key is to leave a gap so that the carpet can be easily slid underneath the trim.

Very common that walls and or trim are damaged by the process of putting in carpet. The reason for that is that this can damage the floors. The ideal is to first do any prep work to the walls e g ripping up wall paper sanding and patching walls etc. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company.

Most carpet layers know this and are very careful. For example if you switch from a thick carpet to a modern laminate floor your baseboards will need to be lowered by 1 2 or 3 4 of an inch. If you start with a hardwood flooring project and follow with painting you ll avoid the dusty mess from sanding.