Strip Walls Or Floor First

Nobody has given me a good reason why the walls should be built first.

Strip walls or floor first.

The reason for that is that this can damage the floors. I suppose that if there was water damage in the basement it would be easier to remove a section of subfloor that wasn 39 t being held down underneath walls. Time is money and remodeling your kitchen in the right order will save you loads of it. If the floor happens to be raw wood paint can seep into the wood and stain it almost beyond repair.

Screw a strip of the same thickness to the floor next to the wall. The ideal is to first do any prep work to the walls e g ripping up wall paper sanding and patching walls etc. Opt for floor installation first because it s often a messy process. A major kitchen remodel must be done in the right order for maximum efficiency.

First determine if the wall you want to remove is a load bearing wall meaning it supports the floor above. This may result in cracked tile. 1 x research source these are large pieces of lumber going across the house from side to side supporting the floor roof and are generally 16 apart. Also it s often better to paint the ceilings first especially given that the ladders will rest on the floors.

Or difficult to remove mortar drops when tiling the wall. If you are completely renovating a room by breaking down walls or expanding windows it seems likely that you would want to paint first and do the floors after all of the refuse is removed. On upper floors supported by wooden joists walls are built on top of the subfloor right. Because of the time required to remodel a kitchen it is best to understand the order to expect regardless of whether you do the.

Finally install the cabinets on both strips and attach the toekicks. These are all updates that do not require re plumbing which in turn requires tearing out walls or new floor plans wiring or lighting. The flooring will be able to expand and contract beneath the toekick without revealing a gap. If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor.

So even if you choose to paint the walls first it s best to protect your flooring from paint drips. From there you should rip up the floors. Now install the new flooring but keep it about a inch from the first filler strip. A gutted room eliminates much of the dirt and grime associated with removing old carpet tile or wood flooring.

In contrast says deborah a remodel is all or nothing and you can count on throwing out 99 9 percent of everything in the room says burnett. However professional tilers will disagree with this. Go into your basement or crawlspace and look at the alignment of floor joists.