{"id":2503,"date":"2020-03-21T18:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.extremeepoxycoatings.com\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2020-03-21T18:19:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:19:45","slug":"comes-first-remodeling-floors-or-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.extremeepoxycoatings.com\/comes-first-remodeling-floors-or-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Comes First, Remodeling the Floors or the Walls?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>. 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\u2019ll do and which one is more delicate.<\/p>\n There are some situations wherein it is better for you to do the walls<\/a> first. Here they are:<\/strong><\/p>\n 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\u2019s best to place it first so it won\u2019t cause as a bottleneck down the renovation line.<\/p>\n 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\u2019t mind getting paint all over your floor. Of course, depending on the painter that does the job, there usually isn\u2019t a lot of paint-splattered onto the floor. Nonetheless, it\u2019s comforting to paint the walls<\/a> when you\u2019re not worrying about ruining your floors.<\/p>\n 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\u2019ve placed. If you want to see a room in its bare shape and form, it\u2019s better to fix the walls first. This way, you can create a better plan that will maximize the room\u2019s real space.<\/p>\n There are also instances when floors should be installed first. They are the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are using hardwood<\/a> 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\u2019t want to ruin your new wall paint with dust flying and sticking to it.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s a lot easier to protect the floors when they\u2019re done as compared to protecting the walls<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhen You Should Do the Walls First…<\/h2>\n
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When You Should Do the Floors First…<\/h2>\n
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