Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Sep 16, 2008 10:41 am Hi all
We're approaching the end of our build are organising our downstairs flooring. We've ended up choosing dark karri (direct stick 13mm). I've asked the builder if we can have the skirting installed after the timber is down (and he has complied with this request - for a fee of course!). However, I'm wondering about the painting. Should I get this done after the boards are down? I expect there will be a heap of dust from the sanding process, so it may be preferable to paint once that messy stage is complete. Any experience in this area? Thanks Re: Timber Floors - Order of Work 2Sep 16, 2008 12:41 pm The skirting can only be applied after timber flooring is placed since you need to allow a 10 mm expansion gap.
Was the builder suggesting an alternative method? Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Timber Floors - Order of Work 3Sep 16, 2008 1:53 pm Maisie, our boards got laid last week - it was pretty much the first thing that got done after plaster! So, we'll have all the rest of the trades walking on the raw timber - including painters - THEN they'll get sanded back and finished just before skirts go on (well I assume they finish before skirts go on ??).
I don't think the flooring experts on here recommend to have it done that way, but that's how ours are being done! Re: Timber Floors - Order of Work 4Sep 16, 2008 4:59 pm Paint the first coat on the skirting before its laid. Re: Timber Floors - Order of Work 5Sep 16, 2008 5:43 pm As we're doing the floors ourselves (well, our installer is), it has nothing to do with the builder so he was going to install the skirting, and our installer would have a small quarter-round attached to hide the gap.
I wanted to avoid that, so the builder's carpenter and painter will install the skirting post-handover. I am new to this forum so please bear with me. An NCAT order was breach by our neighbour regarding a retaining wall dispute. He is the owner of a building company and he… 0 2199 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15839 2 4657 |