[scavonch]

I'm curious about how you painters are sequencing stuff.
I usually hit the lids 1st then trim then walls.

anyone?

 

[bikerboy]

Depends on the job. We always do ceilings first. If possible (which is seldom) we then spay trim, allow it to dry, mask it off and do walls. (again, it is rare) That is only on unoccupied or new homes/additions. (higher end)

More likely, ceilings, walls and trim.

 

[daArch]

this discussion comes up frequently - you may want to hunt the archives.

Top down always made the most sense to me. Cutting walls into trim is generally easier than trim into walls, but baseboards, being on the bottom, get done after the walls.

 

[ProWallGuy]

I'm curious about how you painters are sequencing stuff.
I usually hit the lids 1st then trim then walls.

anyone?

Ditto here, except the baseboard gets painted very last.

 

[Mike's QP]

in commercial work i do frames, then ceilings and walls, now i am doing residential and i do walls, ceilings, trim but i am thinking trying a nc home, trim, walls, then ceilings and see if its faster... caulk/spray trim right onto walls, mask it off then paint walls and lids. it takes less masking if you spray trim first and mask it off. compared to painting walls and lids then masking off the walls and spraying the trim, or hand painting the trim. has anyone tried this in residential work?

 

[painterdude]

Paint the ceilings first. Do the outside of the door bucks, then cut in the walls around them. Finish inside of door trim and then do the base. It's easier to cut in around the trim than reverse cut. pd