"Dejola" wrote in message
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A friend just bought a studio apartment that needs painting and sanding
and refinishing of the hardwood floor. Which should be done first. Some
friends say do the floor first, otherwise if you paint first the
sanding debris and dust will screw up the paint job. Just cover the
floor with paper when it's dried.

Other friends say, no, paint first, then do the sanding and refinishing
of the floor.


Ultimately it doesn't matter what you do first, though I would recommend
painting the walls and window casing first, refinishing the floors second,
and painting the baseboard and door casing last. Latex paint will clean up
easily off of hardwood floors. If the floor sander gets smashed into the
baseboard, at least it won't be freshly painted baseboard. Another plus is
that you won't have to mask off freshly painted baseboard, which increases
the risk of the tape pulling the paint when you're done.

Any paint from the walls that does get on the floor should get removed
during the refinishing process, though care should be taken not to get too
much paint on the floor. Cleaning is annoying.