Should I Paint Or Do Flooring First?

When doing a complete room renovation, people commonly ask if they should paint or install flooring first. Accidents can happen either way, paint can be dripped on the floor if the floor is laid first, just as conversely the wall could be nicked or scratched during the floor installation if painting is done first. While there is no perfect solution for the order of operations, we often encourage homeowners to have the flooring installed before painting.

Here is why:

1. Tearing up floors/installing new a new one is a arduous task that poses many potential incidents for harming the finish of your walls.
2. The flooring process produces ample amounts of dust which can instantly degrade the quality of a new paint job.
3. Another reason flooring should be done first is that the new floor might be a different height than the old one, which would leave an unattractive stripe of paint that your old flooring covered.

Even though there are potential risks either way, you will have more to worry about it you paint first. Oftentimes the only reason homeowners do not want to paint a room after installing new flooring is for fear of spilling, dripping or spattering paint on their new floor. This potential problem can be easily prevented by properly taping and laying drop clothes.

If you hire a trusted, professional painting company, the painters will surely take the necessary precautions to ensure that your new floor stays fresh and clean.