Order of Jobs

OLS

Well Im trying to plan my order of jobs (Im one for having things organised and in place ready!) for the new house we have just purchased (or should I say in the process of purchasing) and have made a list of jobs to do, below is the order I think we will need to do them, can anyone advise if this is the best way round.

Hire skip!!!!!
Remove all laminate / carpets
Remove Fireplace (not the fire)
Strip all walls / Paintwork
Clean all UPVC
Remove Kitchin worktops & Sink & oven/Hob
Remove Bathroom suit
Remove all internal doors

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Fill and holes/chips in walls
Repoint Chimney
Get GCH Fitted
Fit Bathroom Suit
Fit all new internal doors
Fit New kitchen worktopm & Sink/taps
Get 1 UPVC window and back door fitted
Fit Velux in attic
Tile bathroom walls and floor
Vent all fireplaces
Paint all woodwork
Paper/Paint all walls
Fit new light fittings
fit kitchen floor and splash back tiles
Carpet all remaining rooms
Bring in the good stuff (TV, Furniture, appliances etc)
Move in!!!!

olly300

If you are hiring a skip it would be best to remove all big fixtures i.e. bathroom suite, doors before bothering to strip walls. That way you won't go over the hire period for the skip and you will avoid finding all your neighbours rubbish in your skip before you get a chance to fill it up.

As if you get desperate you can put wallpaper in black bags and take a trip down to the local dump.

Oh and you paint ceilings, walls and woodwork in that order.

OLS

olly300 wrote: »

If you are hiring a skip it would be best to remove all big fixtures i.e. bathroom suite, doors before bothering to strip walls. That way you won't go over the hire period for the skip and you will avoid finding all your neighbours rubbish in your skip before you get a chance to fill it up.

As if you get desperate you can put wallpaper in black bags and take a trip down to the local dump.

good thinking batman, didnt think of those pesky neighbours using my skip....dont want a war before we even move in haha

olly300 wrote: »

Oh and you paint ceilings, walls and woodwork in that order.

right o, ive rearranged my list, thanks

Doozergirl

I would replace the external doors and windows before you start on any internal fittings or decoration otherwise you end up cleaning a lot.

New internal doors can be hung before the new carpets go in but you have to be prepared to take them off to plane them as it's hard to judge the height of the carpet. I definately wouldn't hang them until you've stopped shifting stuff about or you're likely to damage them with bits of kitchen worktop banging around.

Clean anything last. Leave the uPVC until the dust stops - most likely when the carpets are down, tbh.

We tile our bathrooms before fitting them as it makes lovely neat lines everywhere because you don't need as many cuts in the tiles though.

OLS

cheers DG, helpfull as always!!!!