Decorating a whole room - what order to do the jobs?

[Meon]

I'm decorating our whole sitting room (which is v old and need a fair bit of filling etc), incl sanding/varnishing the floor (but only by hand as it's not too bad- no big electric sander)-

I've got a rough order for the jobs but don't know when I should do the floor. At the start or at the end- or somepoint in between?

I'm also going to strip this beam above the fireplace (sort of at mantlepiece height)- when should I do that- due to inevitable drips and splashes?

Rough order without these jobs is:

Prep and paint ceiling and cornice
prep and paint woodwork (minus top coat)
Prep and paint walls
Final goat woodwork

Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[Growler]

Sounds about the right order.


Careful with that goat though, as you could end up with hairs everywhere.

Oh........ and sheet up well.

 

[Meon]

Thanks, Growler- but any ideas about when to tackle the floor and 'mantelpiece/beam thing'?

 

[Diyisfun]

Confused...Why would you prep & paint, then move to the next and do prep & paint.

I would prep all, then clean down remove all dust, then do all the finishing.

As for the floor I would prep, & then cover & finish last

 

[Meon]

That sounds better.
The order I quoted was just one I nicked from another website.

So basically all prep then finish from top downwards.

 

[2scoops0406]

Top to bottom, gravity.