Hi all,
Hoping someone can help...
My husband I have just bought our first home which is in need of some cosmetic work to be done before we move in. I'm seeking advice as to the best order in which to do things, from a practical point of view but also that is time efficient as we don't want to be paying rent and a mortgage for any longer than we have to.
Here is the work that in needs doing before we move in, in the order that I think it needs to be done
Pull up old carpet and old skirting boards
Move door (to allow for BIR to be installed)
Sand and polish floorboards
Paint the whole house
Add new skirting boards
New carpet
Initially we were thinking paint before we have the floorboards polished so that we wouldn't need to worry about paint getting on them, but the skirting boards will be replaced so we don't need to cut in to the floor. And it's now unlikely that my husband will be able to take time off work the week following settlement, so we may as well use that time to have the floor sander guy come in and do his thing as we won't be able to walk on the floor for a few days anyhow.
Another thing, it does make sense to move the door first right? Otherwise, we'll be left with a patch on the floor were the boards aren't sanded or carpeted???
The house is 1970's style, approx 14 squares, so not that big at all. Time wise... we should be able to rip up the carpet, pull off skirting boards and have the door moved in one day right? How long would you expect it to take 2 adults to fully paint a house? Reattaching the new skirting board and laying the carpet could be done in a day, maybe two??? Overall, we were thinking of allowing ourselves 2 weeks to get this all done, but now that finance has been approved, reality has hit and I'm beginning to think we're being too ambitious. Hubby is still optimistic about it, but thought I'd ask for advice from other experienced renovators.
Thanks!