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   calvin | Apr 14, 2012 05:25pm | #1

   Well, if your a sloppy painter........

   then refinish last.

   If you expect dust to fly everywhere, and you think you'll run into the baseboard (prior to installing shoe molding), then refinish first.

   Really, it's up to you.  If the walls are done first(which they already are often in floor refinishing), use sanding tools/methods that are as dust free as it gets, don't run into the walls or trim, etc.

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   IdahoDon | Apr 14, 2012 08:58pm | #2

   To do a good job sanding the floor you're going to have some bumps and scrapes that will need to be touched up so I'd do the floors first - It's relatively easy to protect the floor from paint.

   On the other hand it probably doesn't matter since touching up baseboards isn't that hard and the time saved from not having to cover up the hardwood while painting probably offsets the time to touch up the baseboards.

   If you were a client I'd do the floors first since letting a client see paint on the floor prior to sanding is wrong on an emotional level and clients would think I was a hack.

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   hammer1 | Apr 14, 2012 09:37pm | #3

   Being in the business, we never want to do anything twice, don't want to do touch up and never want to do anything that could compromise something else. Neat, in order, out the door efficiently. Anything else causes lost money and may take the sharp edge look off. We prefer to do floors last and never set a foot on them as we go out, job complete.

   A floor that needs sanding throws in a curve since it can create some dust and baseboards may get nicked. Do all the prep on the walls, ceilings, trim, then sand the floors. Take the time to run wide cardboard on the floor taped around the perimeter, then drop cloths, then plastic. all taped in place. Next you can do all the painting, ceilings, walls, trim, pull up the protection and finish the floor last. No chance of kicking over a paint can, dropping a putty knife or a ladder scratching the finished floor, Shouldn't be any need for paint touch up either.

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   IdahoDon | Apr 18, 2012 02:00pm | #4

   wow

   Hammer1 wrote:

   Shouldn't be any need for paint touch up either.

   I need to hire your flooring guys if they don't leave ANY baseboard marks or scuffs!   I've never seen that on any floor refinish - ever.