Floor Sanding and Skirting Borards

[neuromuto]

I have a bit of a dilemma in relation to the order of sanding my old floorboards and putting new skirting boards. The builder is arguing for putting the skirting first, paint the walls and the skirting, then call the sander and finally fill the gaps between the floor and the sanded boards. The sander is arguing for sanding the floor first and doing all the rest later. He said that in this way the skirting will be much neater placed on my boards. The builder acknowledges that but says that this is nothing compared to the hassle of painting on newly sanded boards. In addition, filling the gap between the skirting and the floor will make my skirting look neat anyway. Incidentally, it will be me doing the painting and I am not exactly a professional.


Who should I trust?

Thanks

 

[big-all]

the only reason i can think the builder wants to put the skirting on first is to complete the job and get paid
who is going to wipe down the dust before painting!!! perhaps thats what has put him off

 

[neuromuto]

the only reason i can think the builder wants to put the skirting on first is to complete the job and get paid
who is going to wipe down the dust before painting!!! perhaps thats what has put him off

the builder is arguing for painting first and then sanding - so no dust to wipe before painting. Both builder and sander are arguing that there will be no dust anyway with the exception of the stairs

Thanks

 

[big-all]

if you dont leave the skirting off you either have a bit missed on the flooring or a mark on the skirting unless edging sanders have changed
properly fitted skirting should be tight to the flooring with around 3mm max to fill in at the odd point

 

[WoodYouLike]

if you dont leave the skirting off you either have a bit missed on the flooring or a mark on the skirting unless edging sanders have changed
properly fitted skirting should be tight to the flooring with around 3mm max to fill in at the odd point

They haven't big-all, so high risk of damaging the newly painted skirtingboards and having to do that job again - with risk of getting paint on the newly sanded and finished floor

Remover skirtingsboards (mark them on the back where they came from) - have the builder paint them when they're of. Sand and finish the floor, let the builder place back the skirtingboards.

 

[flooring123pean]

Your sander is correct. Just mask up the floor when painting the skirting boards. This will be much neater and quicker, and definitely the way our flooring company in Horsham would do it.