What to Consider When Coordinating Painting With Other Home Renovations

This is a complicated question that will not be completely covered within the confines of a short blog article. Nevertheless, we will give you some ideas of the sequence of different parts of renovations. Your general contractor should have a good idea how this should work, and rely on him/her for counsel.

Here are some general tips:

Adding, subtracting, or changing drywall is a drawn-out process that must be fully completed before any painting begins. In addition, the mudding required by drywall installation needs a few days to dry before you paint.

If anything can be removed and painted elsewhere and then returned to where it belongs, do that. Think cabinetry or built-ins. This will save you time.

A primer can be painted after initial rough-ins for electrical and plumbing. However, the final addition of lighting or plumbing fixtures should come after the final coat of paint. Clear communication with substrades is critical so they understand what they should be doing before and after painting.

HVAC and all windows and doors should be installed before final painting.

Any type of flooring including hardwood or carpet should almost always be dead last. Otherwise you risk cleaning paint off of the brand new floor.

These are just a few tips. If you are doing a lot of work involving different systems throughout a house, your contractor will be on top of the order of things to decrease delays, expenses, and headache. Don’t be in a hurry for everything to be painted, because you want your paint to have a beautiful professional finish, which will come when you paint at the right time.

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