Floor Before Drywall

When installing drywall should it rest on the floor.

Floor before drywall. The 1 4 inch drywall should work but will require finishing and replacement of all the trim in the room. Make sure the haz mat people disinfected your basement before you proceed and run a de humidifier for several days to ensure the dampness is gone. Been standing on the 2nd floor when the guys on the 1st floor were banging in the floor on the 1st floorand the 2nd dloor shook causing screw pops. The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room.

Time and mess if time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first. Trying to protect the floor will add time and expense to the drywalling. First time remodelers often make the mistake of letting drywall rest on the floor while attaching it to the vertical wall studs with screws. At this stage it s still too early to hang drywall.

After carefully measuring and cutting out the openings in your sheet. Good luck with your project. And it will be unsuccessful. The easiest option would be to coat the walls with a good bonding primer before applying another top coat of paint.

Do the drywall first. When you re hanging drywall and installing new flooring it s usually best to hang the drywall first and then save the floor for last. Then the drywall will break around the electrical box left requiring extra time to patch. After floors this would be a huge pain to do since you would need to pull the door out and saw the jamb.

In this case the decision is practically made for you already. You can paint with pure freedom even using a paint sprayer and spillages rarely cause much damage. Repair any cracks in the foundation professionally before you drywall. If there is flooring like tile under the carpet drywall first.

The subfloor must be in place before mechanical contractors such as electricians and plumbers can install wiring and pipes in the walls. And use a vapor barrier. Install drywall before flooring. If you simply have no floor coverings yet and just a subfloor then you will greatly benefit by painting the walls and ceiling before refinishing the floors.

The key to solve this problem is to check the fit before you press the drywall tight to the wall. Yes floor refinishing is messy but they don t want to start with a film of gymsum dust all over the place. Also maybe others are more careful but i found it s hard not to ding the floor a little bit when doing doors afterwards. The floor is sanded anyways so any drywall debris or dust accumulated before the floor is varnished is removed anyway.