Deep clean before or after painting?

Akk223

Hi

For the past 6 months my house has underwent substantial renovation work which is now coming to a completion stage. Involved in that process was demolishing walls, inserting steel beams, laying new flooring throughout including screening the floor.

At present the carpenter is finishing laying the engineered wood flooring through the downstairs rooms. Before this was started, the painter had underprimed the walls as all the walls had been skimmed. The carpenter is due to finish this week and I have a few questions for which I need your advice:

1. The house is full of dust due to the works. Should the house undergo a deep clean before or after the painting has been done? Please note that the kitchen does not get installed until next month so it is just the walls, ceiling, Windows and floors.

2. I have 12 doors which I have decided need to be painted in Galliant Grey (Dulux) should the doors be painted before the are hanged or can the painting be done after they have been hanged.

3. The painter believes that he can paint the entire house in 4 doors (12 hour shift) by himself. Is this possible, when there there are 4 double bedrooms, a 20ft lounge, study, 3 bathrooms, utility, 2 hallways, and a very large kitchen and diner?

4. I want to paint my front door but was thinking of getting the front door stripped at the first instance. It is an original 1930's front door. Can you recommend if this can be done by the painter or should I get a specialist company to do this.

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Silver-Surfer_2

You want it cleaned before painting. No point kicking up dust onto wet paint.

If he thinks he can do it in 4 doors or days then good luck to him.

TheCyclingProgrammer

4 days? I hope you got a fixed price quote. As SS says, good luck!

sharronima

You need ALL dust removed from your home before the paint.

JEN22

iVE JUST GONE THROUGH EXACTLY THE SAME BIG JOB


I THOUROUGHLY CLEANED BEFORE THE DECORATORS CAME IN


CARPETS DUE FRIDAY


HIPPEE ITS BEEN A LONG 8 WEEKS

Annie1960

I'm at the beginning of this process - I'm jealous you are so far ahead of me!

Regarding decorating, good decorators will spend most of their time preparing the surfaces. The actual painting is fairly quick, it's the preparation that takes time. Has the prep work been done already?

JEN22

Yes all prepped up. They arepainting as we speak

cyclonebri1

Finish work, sand, clean up, PAINT, then fit carpets.

4 days?, no way, not if you want a proper job, or he's a hyperactive octopus