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   Guest_ | Aug 11, 2000 05:27pm | #1

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   Bob,

   Every piece of finish work that is installed prior to your floors being sanded/finished is something that will need to be worked around, and potencially damaged during the sanding.

   I understand your concern, but it is far easier to keep a finsihed floor from being damaged than it is to try to run an edger around cabinets, and door jam/casing. If this stuff isn't there, then the drum sander can be used on more stuff without risk of damage.

   At least this is my preference.

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   Guest_ | Aug 11, 2000 06:28pm | #2

   *I agree with Messi. I like to put my cabinets down before the floor gets its final coat. I try to get the builder to tape down building paper right up to where I propose to install the cabinet's toe kick. Since most of my cabinets are then rolled into place with a dolly and slid off onto the kick, there's little chance of scuffing the floor. If there might be, however, I put blankets down.I recommend you don't install after the floor is laid but before its leveled and sanded - you'll have gaps between the kick and some floor boards. If the floor is to be tiled, I install the toe kick before the tile is installed. Then I come back after the tile is grouted and sealed and install the carcases onto their kicks. This way, tile can be laid right up to and grouted to the kick. In both cases, I like to pre-finish the kicks before they're installed. This (usually) precludes getting finish on the flooring material (most of my work is finished on site).

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   Bob_Rohl | Aug 11, 2000 06:31pm | #3

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   I am renovating a 50 year old house with hardwood floors everywhere but carpeted bedrooms. This question may seem basic to you pros but I would like some advice as to how to best proceed from the sheet rock stage with the following items:
   1. Should the interior door jambs (including closets) be installed before the hardwood is sanded & re-finished? If so how much clearance is needed between the jamb bottom and the hardwood/carpeted surface?
   2. Should the cupboards be installed before the hardwood is sanded and re-finished? Floor finisher says preferably not, logic says why not?, seems to me that the installation of cupboards will provide lots of opportunity for damage to newly finished surfaces.
   Thanks for any advice, I really love the great tips I have obtained from the messages on this site. Turned this renovation into the most enjoyable I have ever undertaken.