[weatheredwood]

I'm going to replace the flooring, so I would like to paint first. I'm also going to replace the baseboards.


I need to paint the ceilings, doors and trim, baseboards, and walls. What order should I do them in? What do new construction guys normally do?


I'm not sure whether to do the ceilings first or the walls.

 

[Marson]

I'm going to replace the flooring, so I would like to paint first. I'm also going to replace the baseboards.


I need to paint the ceilings, doors and trim, baseboards, and walls. What order should I do them in? What do new construction guys normally do?


I'm not sure whether to do the ceilings first or the walls.

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No one right way to do it. I've sprayed a lot of houses, and I think the fastest way is to spray the walls, then mask the ceiling line, then spray the ceiling. I use Frog tape (accept no substitutes...don't use off brand masking tape and come on here and complain that the paint bled and tape pulled the wall paint off...frog tape, and pull it the same day that you paint.) and a 3M hand masker with two rows of 12" paper and the cut lines to the ceiling are as crisp and straight as anybody's. One thing is you will be taping onto freshly laid paint, so you do have to have enough time in your schedule to allow for some curing.



You can even spray the trim first, and then mask it, though there probably isn't a lot of time saved from painting it last. Masking the trim is what eats up a lot of time.

 

[weatheredwood]

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No one right way to do it. I've sprayed a lot of houses, and I think the fastest way is to spray the walls, then mask the ceiling line, then spray the ceiling. I use Frog tape (accept no substitutes...don't use off brand masking tape and come on here and complain that the paint bled and tape pulled the wall paint off...frog tape, and pull it the same day that you paint.) and a 3M hand masker with two rows of 12" paper and the cut lines to the ceiling are as crisp and straight as anybody's. One thing is you will be taping onto freshly laid paint, so you do have to have enough time in your schedule to allow for some curing.



You can even spray the trim first, and then mask it, though there probably isn't a lot of time saved from painting it last. Masking the trim is what eats up a lot of time.

Do you drop plastic all the way down to cover the walls, or do you just use the 24" of paper? Do you notice any overspray from the ceiling falling onto the walls?

 

[mark sr]

On new construction I'll spray all the primer and the finish on the ceiling. I almost always brush/roll the final coat on the walls. That way you don't have to mask off any electrical devices and the final coat always looks better and touches up better when rolled. Plus you don't have to worry about over spray getting on anything it shouldn't. Over spray can/will travel a long ways!

 

[Marson]

Do you drop plastic all the way down to cover the walls, or do you just use the 24" of paper? Do you notice any overspray from the ceiling falling onto the walls?

No 24" of coverage was enough. Had overspray problems when I tried to get by with one row of 12" paper.

 

[woodco]

Spray primer if needed. Spray ceilings. PRep and spray trim. Cut and roll walls if a different color than ceiling.

I dont think its worth the headache of masking walls to spray ceilings after walls, but it is faster, providing you know how to mask. Whatever you spray, you should backroll. Especially if spraying walls. I will skip the ceiling backroll sometimes though. I also skip closets and small areas.

 

[ron45]

Don't know why but thought this was about model cars and I was about to go back in time.