Paint Or Carpet First

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Paint or carpet first. We did 2 jobs just last year priming all the plywood after carpet and pad was removed just for that reason. This also allows painters to prime the plywood sub floor if there was smoking or pet urine present. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small paint cans or brushes. Very common that walls and or trim are damaged by the process of putting in carpet.

But it only makes your job more difficult plus it gums up the sandpaper. If replacing carpet look at the possibility of removing old carpet and pad first then painting is a very popular idea. Hi there is tow ways first painting after you add the carpet if you damages the walls or skirting board what you have to do is just touching up second is painting but let the top coat paint after you fixed the carpet there is no match dust but you have to make sure u protect the new carpet. Professional workers use care not to cause damage but a homeowner should consider several factors in deciding whether to paint or install the carpet first.

My question is about the order of things when tackling a whole room. In a bedroom if you are going to carpet and paint a bedroom which would you recommend to do first. Top rated remodelers tell our team that the right answer depends on the situation. 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.

The reason for that is that this can damage the floors. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. When redecorating a room people often wonder should i paint the walls before or after i replace the flooring a g. The ideal is to first do any prep work to the walls e g ripping up wall paper sanding and patching walls etc.

Jane b richardson texas. Also it s often better to paint the ceilings first especially given that the ladders will rest on the floors. Painting first carpet second. Pulling up 20 year old carpet can be incredibly dirty and dusty but i also see the benefits of having the old carpet down for paint.

Thankfully this isn t quite the conundrum posed by the old chicken or egg question. No concern about getting paint on new carpet although rarely happens and can always be removed. If you paint the walls first some homeowners may think that it is possible to paint with relative abandon then sand out your paint drips. My husband and family are preparing to buy a townhouse in the chapel hill nc area.

From there you should rip up the floors. They also may need the carpet to roll up the edges of the room in order to properly trim it to size. Paint that has dripped and hardened on a sealed surface will come off floor sanding.