Painting - What comes first

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Hummer
01-07-05, 09:25 AM
I need to paint several rooms in the house.What do I paint first the wood trim or the walls?And dose it make a differance where I start?

BobF
01-08-05, 03:07 PM
Rule of thumb - start at the top and work down.
That means ceilings first, then walls, then woodwork.

Start in a corner.
greenvandan
01-15-05, 09:46 PM
While I agree with the previous poster in regards to top down, I think it is easier, and quicker, to do the trim before the walls. Trying to get a brush to sit on a tiny edge of trim can distract one from cutting a good line. Of course the baseboard will have to wait for last.
Dan

prowallguy
01-16-05, 09:40 AM
I also aggree top > down, but as greenvandan said,
Trying to get a brush to sit on a tiny edge of trim can distract one from cutting a good line. Of course the baseboard will have to wait for last.
I highly agree.

Ceilings first, then trim (except baseboards), then walls, then base.