Do You Lay Flooring First Or Put Drywall Up

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Do you lay flooring first or put drywall up.

This recommendation does not apply to subfloor. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. You d have to lay the flooring and cover it with industrial plastic sheeting and duct tape the joints to answer your question. Go with drywall as if you get more flooding or water damage you re going to have mold grow back there.

That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces. In new construction homes where no flooring has been laid yet this is the way it works. You need to be able to get to that area easily. If you haven t cleaned the studs with a solution of bleach i would do so before covering it up as it could have mold spores on it from your last flood that need to be killed.

When you run a floor sander around a room there is the possibility of scuffing up newly painted walls. So in order to lay the tiles in the bedroom i need to raise the floor level by at least 3 4 inches. The first step to hanging drywall is to take a pencil and mark on the floor and ceiling the placement of the vertical studs. First time remodelers often make the mistake of letting drywall rest on the floor while attaching it to the vertical wall studs with screws rather than pushing the board up as high as possible to.

To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3. This will simplify the attachment of the drywall panels to the framing. Install drywall on the walls before installing floor covering. Yes you could lay the flooring first but you d need to cover it before the drywall went up and that will cost you around 60 to 120 depending on how big your floor space is.

Carpet vinyl tile or hardwood installs on top of the subfloor for a finished look. Make sure any insulating work and vapor barrier installation are complete before you begin hanging drywall panels. The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room downward. Construction s a messy job and if you install the flooring first you ll spend more time on the walls because you ll have to be more careful not to drip joint compound on a new floor.

Now a word for you rookies. Walls are put up first then the floor covering comes later. Professionals always do the lids ceilings first. If time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.

After the drywall is on taped and painted it s time to install the finish flooring. Both drywall work and floor installation create a mess but drywall s mess far exceeds that of flooring. Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. By putting in the drywall first you separate drywall and its dust from the flooring later on.