I’ve always thought it made sense to paint the walls before the trim goes up. Makes for much easier painting, as you don’t need to cut in as much and you don’t have to worry about the edges around the floor or the windows at all.
My GC insists on doing the painting after all the trim is in place, but hasn’t given a reason (he’s not much of a communicator). I wouldn’t care about the effort involved, but we have a delay in when the trim could go in, and we could be painting now, but instead we’re doing nothing.
Anyone prefer painting after the trim is in, and if so, why?
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I am with you but go a step further,
I when the chance strikes do this:
1 paint walls trimless
2 prime and paint trim off the wall spraying it with a HVLP
3 install trim
4 putty nail holes caulk only as needed.
5 quick touch up coat of paint.
NO masking cutting in or any of that.
Wallyo
If there's nothing else that can be done in the meantime, I think it makes sense to paint the walls before the trim since it goes a lot faster now and saves time later. At least get the ceilings done.
However, there is always touch-up and if the trim will be painted (and not stained), then it makes sense to caulk a lot of the places where trim meets wall... especially baseboard since any gaps there tend to be dust collectors. And of course, anything that gets caulk will need to be painted/re-painted.