Morning All,
I was solely responsible for the sequence of events regarding when one contractor came in and did their work before or after another contractor did their own work. For instance, I got the framer in followed by the electrician, plumber, drywaller, concrete stainer, painter.
I am now concern whether or not that installing the interior doors and trim should have come before the painter conducted the priming, and maybe before he comes in (in a week or two) for the actual paint work.
Having never paid attention to when a finish carpenter should come in I would expect there is a right way, a wrong way, and several ways in between. The basement has an exterior walk-out door, but the two utility closets and the home theater room are needing doors, and the other rooms’ openings need casement trim work done.
My concern is if I am putting the cart before the horse when it comes to having the final paint work done before the trim work is installed. Comments?
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Stained or painted trim/doors?
What's the painter say?
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Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Painted.
Painter says the finish carpentry should have been done primer/painter. In fact, he said they should have been done before the drywall. I have to wonder about that.
And in his closing remarks, said he could do that too. Sounds more like someone use to doing builder paintint jobs. I see no reason why someone that knows what they are doing in finidsh carpentry cannot install kick molding after the fact--but then that is where I could be wrong.
If it's painted trim, then everything finish should be in for the painter. He'll need to caulk trim to wall etc and then cut in.
Trim b/4 drywall?
Might get a new painter.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
You want the walls primed before any doors or trim are installed. This makes for no cutting in for the painter, they can "bang it out". Then let the trim guy come in. Because...
1. The trim guy will be putting his hands on the walls- your fresh paint will have fingerprints on it.
2. The trim guy will be masaging trim to fit against the walls- your fresh paint may show signs the trim being fitted to the walls.
3. The trim guy will probably rub lengths of trim against the walls at least once, even though he tries not to. He might not gouge the wall, but your new paint will have lines where the trim slid against the wall, or ceiling.
4. Yor trim guy will have an easyer time installing, he won't need to be SO cautious of new paint. He will be able to put his hand on the wall, which is nice when installing trim and doors.
5. The painter won't have to come back and fix the blemishes the trimer creates, which he probably will create, unless he is the Divine carpenter himself.