Paint Flooring Baseboard Renovation

In new construction homes where no flooring has been laid yet this is the way it works.

Paint flooring baseboard renovation. Greg spivey owner of greg spivey remodeling in indianapolis says paint can wreak havoc on a recently refinished floor. You can choose from several different gloss levels for either latex or oil based paints but a slightly glossy finish is generally recommended for baseboards since it is more resistant to scuffing and is more washable than a flat finish paint. 5 get your paint shield ready. Please read the faq s for my specific tips on how to paint baseboards with carpet.

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. I ve quickly discovered this project to be extremely tedious time consuming and back breaking. Make sure the floors are covered appropriately and keep a wet rag handy. Any of these dents scratches and scrapes will take time and money to repair correctly.

Also flooring workers may scuff walls or baseboards or the polyurethane coating. When tiling a floor working with a trowel near the walls can often lead to dents in the baseboards. Installing a wood or laminate floor can also entail using glue and tools near your baseboards and lower walls often leading to unsightly mishaps and damage. While you can use either latex or oil based paint for baseboards latex water based paints are much easier to clean up.

I always use a paint shield and painter s tape when i paint baseboards on top of hardwood floors. There s a risk of damaging the floors by spilling paint he says. If you are painting baseboards on top of carpet then just place down your drop cloth. I am painting all of the baseboard trim downstairs myself.

You will work with one hand on your paint. The month of november i ll be bringing you along on our basement renovation. Sometimes you ll have to touch up the base trim if you do the painting first. If you paint before doing a flooring project you ll avoid the hassle of paint drips or spills ladder scuffs or other hazards to the new floor.

Also the lack of baseboards and other floor trim means you can paint all the way down without any masking. If you paint before you install your floors and the baseboard height doesn t match you ll wind up with an unsightly strip of unpainted wall between the reinstalled baseboards and the bottom of. Therefore we are hiring a painter to do the upstairs later in november.