Finish Floor Or Drywall First

From there you should rip up the floors.

Finish floor or drywall first.

Many areas do not permit its use on exterior house walls. This recommendation does not apply to subfloor. Both drywall work and floor installation create a mess but drywall s mess far exceeds that of flooring. The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room downward.

Don t use water resistant drywall on ceilings it sags. The first step to hanging drywall is to take a pencil and mark on the floor and ceiling the placement of the vertical studs. Install drywall on the walls before installing floor covering. The finish flooring can add 3 8 to 3 4 inch to the height of the floor.

To smooth the finish first unload the pad by pressing it hard against a dry part of the floor. When you re hanging drywall and installing new flooring it s usually best to hang the drywall first and then save the floor for last. Wall or floor first. Time and mess if time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.

The ideal is to first do any prep work to the walls e g ripping up wall paper sanding and patching walls etc. It isn t critical whether you install flooring or paint the walls first in an empty gutted room but there are a few reasons why. When spreading the finish you can dip the applicator into a paint tray filled with polyurethane but a cardboard box lined with a plastic bag is less likely to tip over. Make sure any insulating work and vapor barrier installation are complete before you begin hanging drywall panels.

Which order to finish a gutted room. This will simplify the attachment of the drywall panels to the framing. The reason for that is that this can damage the floors. Floor finishing is semi permanent.

Stained flooring retains its color for a long time and it s difficult to sand it all out. Any gaps that remain between the finish flooring and the drywall typically are hidden beneath base trim that sits at floor. We used water resistant drywall finishing for visual contrast the taped seams and strips are easier to see against its green color. A better way is to first attach the top plate to the ceiling joists and then install the bottom plate to the concrete floor.

After the plates are in place measure and cut each vertical stud. By putting in the drywall first you separate drywall and its dust from the flooring later on. Apply polyurethane using an applicator pad attached to a long handle.