Paint First or Install Flooring and Baseboards First?

by MJ Butler
(Chicago, IL & New York, NY)

Room beautifully painted.

Customers ask us all the time about if they should paint first or install their flooring and/or baseboards first.

Here's a question we received through email and the answer we gave:

Question

Answer

1. Ceilings and walls.
2. Interior doors and trim (all should be done before the flooring).
3. The baseboards should be primed and painted with one coat.
4. Install flooring.
5. Install new baseboards.
6. Spot-prime and then add another coat of paint to baseboards because it lessens the chances that something happens to your floors (since now you only have to spot-prime and add one coat).

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