Decorate or New Flooring first

LightFlare

Currently in the midst of planning a revamp of our downstairs space and are planning to have a "karndean" type flooring installed in the lounge and hallway as well as a full decorate - walls,ceilings+skirts

Any advice of which way round to do the work as we seem to be getting conflicting ideas/opinions

Our current view is to get the flooring done first

Thanks

grumpy_codger

Well, IMO the most logical (and obvious) way is

1. redecorating except skirting boards
2. flooring
3. skirting board

I'm curious what other 'conflicting ideas/opinions' are there and what the reasoning is?

Woodstok2000

Depends on what's being taken up and the style/age, but we were advised to have the flooring done first, then the redecorating. In the event, the flooring guys had to damage one skirting board to remove our old flooring. They replaced it, but if we'd had the walls decorated already they would have had to be redone.

LightFlare

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881574#Comment_81881574

that is probably the best way but it means having to have manage a break in the painters schedule to facilitate the flooring to be done and then return to do the woodwork.

Eldi_Dos

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881599#Comment_81881599

If you are paying top whack, which I imagine you are with that type of flooring, it is worth doing it the best way as has been suggested even if there is a bit of inconvenience while waiting to get the skirtings refixed and decorated.

WIAWSNB

Hi LF - what type of flooring? Floating or glue-down?

For the former, I'd say get the flooring down first, the skirting on top (placing a thin plastic strip in between for masking), and decorate away.

For glue-down, this is cut with precision to fit tightly against the skirting, so the skirting can be fitted first, caulked in, the whole caboodle decorated, and then the flooring laid.

Imo.

Albermarle

and are planning to have a "karndean" type flooring installed in the lounge and hallway 

To digress, normally when you see a house sale particulars and it mentions the flooring, they usually say Amtico.

Will be a shame if the name of a successful British company ( Amtico) is not used so much in future, in favour of a supplier of flooring from China ( Karndean) .

There are other suppliers of LVT, but these two seem to be head to head in the UK.

danrv

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881624#Comment_81881624

So for floating LVT, skirting on top but the glue down type goes down after skirting, like carpet?

I'm doing a similar job to the OP and have floating LVT, glue down LVT and carpet to fit.

bjorn_toby_wilde

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881855#Comment_81881855

I’d talk to the flooring company. Glue down can be fitted fine before or after the skirting according to the flooring company that did ours. It’s cut really tight up to the skirting then a very fine bead of caulk so I don’t really think there’s any difference visually.

The floating stuff needs an expansion gap I believe, hence skirting on top/beading.

LightFlare

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881624#Comment_81881624

The company/product is Invictus which I believe is glue down.

Hoping to leave the current skirts in place and just give them a sand and new coat of paint

danrv

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81881869#Comment_81881869

I'm DIY'ing it. Self leveller over thermoplastic tiles then the glue down LVT. Useful to know about the skirting before or after.