When people start to renovate their homes, one of the most common questions is whether to do the walls or the floors first. If you do the walls first, you might get dust on them when you fix your floors. The same goes when you do it the other way around. It comes as no surprise that the answer to your question varies depending on the type of renovation you’ll do and which one is more delicate.
When You Should Do the Walls First…
There are some situations wherein it is better for you to do the walls first. Here they are:
- When the next flooring is easy to install
One of the main reasons why you would want to paint the walls first is when you know that the type of flooring you will place is easy to install. Easy here refers to not accumulating a lot of dust and not needing a long curing time. Since paint can sometimes take time to cure, it’s best to place it first so it won’t cause as a bottleneck down the renovation line.
- When you have old floors that you can soil
If you are planning to renovate both commercial floors and walls, then you definitely have old floors that will be left behind. You can paint the wall first if you don’t mind getting paint all over your floor. Of course, depending on the painter that does the job, there usually isn’t a lot of paint-splattered onto the floor. Nonetheless, it’s comforting to paint the walls when you’re not worrying about ruining your floors.
- When you want to see the room in its bare shape
Stripping a room off its paint or wallpaper changes the size and shape of the room. Sometimes, the room looks a little bigger or smaller depending on the type of wall paint you’ve placed. If you want to see a room in its bare shape and form, it’s better to fix the walls first. This way, you can create a better plan that will maximize the room’s real space.
When You Should Do the Floors First…
There are also instances when floors should be installed first. They are the following:
- When the floor takes a long time to cure
If you are using hardwood for new floors, you need to do the walls first. This is because these types of floors need a lot of sanding and they also take a long time to cure. You don’t want to ruin your new wall paint with dust flying and sticking to it.
- When the wall paint is easier to damage
There are other types of wall paint that are easier to damage. If you think that your wall is delicate, then doing the floors first will save you all that worry of trying to protect your wall every now and then. Besides, it’s a lot easier to protect the floors when they’re done as compared to protecting the walls.
- When your floors are hard to install
Compared to fixing commercial walls, fixing floors is a relatively harder and messier process than fixing the walls. To save on all the cleaning, it would be best to do the floors first. If you do the walls first, you’ll end up hiring someone to clean all the floors once the wall paint is done. If your company is trying to save money, this might not be the most cost-effective strategy.
In the end, there is no clear answer to whether you should do the walls or floors first. The rule of thumb is that you renovate the part that takes a long time and is not easy to damage.
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