Should I Do Floor Or Trim First

Between walls and trim which one should you paint first.

Should i do floor or trim first.

This piece should be at least 2 inches wide and about inch thicker than the total thickness of the flooring including any vapor barrier or cushion. Also the lack of baseboards and other floor trim means you can paint all the way down without any masking. Much like the infamous chicken or the egg debate pondering the question of whether to paint walls or trim first can lead you to think in circles. Screw a strip of the same thickness to the floor next to the wall.

Opt for floor installation first because it s often a messy process. Walls are put up first then the floor covering comes later. Now install the new flooring but keep it about a inch from the first filler strip. If you paint the trim first you run the risk.

Home owners generally prefer the look of doing the tile first and then installing the baseboard trim. If you paint first and then do floors there is a good chance that a lot of dirt dust sawdust or tile stone dust will end up on your freshly painted walls and trim. A gutted room eliminates much of the dirt and grime associated with removing old carpet tile or wood flooring. In new construction homes where no flooring has been laid yet this is the way it works.

If it is installed with the tile up to the baseboard trim then you should leave about a 1 8 gap that you should fill will caulking. With its smooth sharp edges trim is easier to apply tape to than walls especially when the walls are textured. When to paint the trim first when you re taping. There is a possibility that the walls or trim may be damaged by the installation of the flooring.