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Posted by Dejola on August 31, 2006, 9:08 pm
A friend just bought a studio apartment that needs painting and sanding
and refinishing of the hardwood floor. Which should be done first. Some
friends say do the floor first, otherwise if you paint first the
sanding debris and dust will screw up the paint job. Just cover the
floor with paper when it's dried.
Other friends say, no, paint first, then do the sanding and refinishing
of the floor.
Who is correct?
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Posted by on August 31, 2006, 9:16 pm
Dejola wrote:
> A friend just bought a studio apartment that needs painting and sanding
> and refinishing of the hardwood floor. Which should be done first.
Paint.
Honestly, I think there are pros and cons either way, but for me, they
lean towards paint. I've done it both ways.
I don't see how dust is a problem in either case. You have to clean
both the floor and the walls after you sand regardless.
The difference is when you paint, you *will* get paint everywhere. You
can cover your floor with drop cloths, but there's always the chance
you'll do something stupid like step in a blob of paint on your cloth
and then walk on part of the floor that's not covered. I've done that
about 10 times since I bought my house.
If you paint before the floor is done, you can get paint all over the
place and it doesn't matter. You don't even really need to use a cloth
unless you're a really messy painter.
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Posted by sosessyithurts on August 31, 2006, 9:18 pm
Dejola wrote:
> A friend just bought a studio apartment that needs painting and sanding
> and refinishing of the hardwood floor. Which should be done first. Some
> friends say do the floor first, otherwise if you paint first the
> sanding debris and dust will screw up the paint job. Just cover the
> floor with paper when it's dried.
>
> Other friends say, no, paint first, then do the sanding and refinishing
> of the floor.
>
> Who is correct?
i would do the walls first
in practice a painter is going to be kicking paper around, getting
micro splatters on your expensive floor...
now you can take a large bath towel and spin dust the walls in 1
minute... (about from the waist down)
are you "sanding" or "grinding' the floors?
A good floor sander is going to have a dust bag on it
A floor grinder is not going to kick up much dust at all
I would do the walls, then finish with a spectacular floor, with zero
chance of an uncaring painter, messing up my floor. (tracking grit in,
small splatters... etc)
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Posted by m Ransley on September 1, 2006, 1:53 am
If you are doing the painting then do it first, you are no pro to
sugjest using paper only on the floor and are going to trash it.
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Posted by on August 31, 2006, 9:19 pm
We just finished re-doing a relatives whole house , (carpets padding
pulled, sanded poly'ed and walls and ceiling painted, kitchen etc.).
After the hardwood was done every (and I mean every) surface in the
house was coated with dust, with some thicker than others. For us it
was no contest, sand first, dust all surfaces, then use drop cloths or
red rosin paper. Unless the people painting have zero skill, a few
paint smears and drops can be tolerated and cleaned versus pontentially
comprimising your entire paint job with dust..............Doc
Afte
Dejola wrote:
> A friend just bought a studio apartment that needs painting and sanding
> and refinishing of the hardwood floor. Which should be done first. Some
> friends say do the floor first, otherwise if you paint first the
> sanding debris and dust will screw up the paint job. Just cover the
> floor with paper when it's dried.
>
> Other friends say, no, paint first, then do the sanding and refinishing
> of the floor.
>
> Who is correct?
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