PAINT BEFORE ARCHITRAVES?

[grifter]

This is not a question for help, just curious as to how others might do it. I've had a room skimmed, so nice and new, and have just mistcoated. So far, I have not fixed any skirting or architrave at all for ease of misting. Now, would you apply your finish coats first then fix skirting and architrave, or vise versa. Fixing after the finish coats would only leave minimal caulking down edges and shouldn't effect your paintwork, providing you take care should it? What do you think, and how would you do it? I'm tempted to paint first. I've not before been in the position to have the option, so if there is a particular reason why or why not to do either way, I'd love to hear.

 

[mikeyd]

I'm no pro but I thought the same way when I decorated my new extension and painted first. I only painted down to slightly below where I knew the top of the skirting would be, because I was fixing the skirting with no-nails and nailing only where really necessary I thought it would stick better to bare plaster than to paint. There was a bit of touching up to do, like at the top of the architrave where I nailed the mitre together and couldn't help scraping the wall with the hammer but all in all I think it saved a whole load of time not having to cut in.

I primered the skirting and architrave before I cut and fixed them to make the job easier as well.

 

[grifter]

I'm no pro but I thought the same way when I decorated my new extension and painted first. I only painted down to slightly below where I knew the top of the skirting would be, because I was fixing the skirting with no-nails and nailing only where really necessary I thought it would stick better to bare plaster than to paint. There was a bit of touching up to do, like at the top of the architrave where I nailed the mitre together and couldn't help scraping the wall with the hammer but all in all I think it saved a whole load of time not having to cut in.

I primered the skirting and architrave before I cut and fixed them to make the job easier as well.

I'm glad someone else thought the same. I won't have to worry about hammer and nails as I use no nails on everything. I've decided to paint first anyway, but thanks for the reply.

 

[leeco]

i've painted rooms then fixed the skirting and architrave after a few times but i find it best to fix them 1st gloss them then paint the walls because its easyer to wipe emulsion off dry gloss if you mess the cutting in up than gloss off the emulsion.

 

[grifter]

i've painted rooms then fixed the skirting and architrave after a few times but i find it best to fix them 1st gloss them then paint the walls because its easyer to wipe emulsion off dry gloss if you mess the cutting in up than gloss off the emulsion.

Appreciate what your saying, but cutting in is my speciality. You could say the same thing about a ceiling. You always do the ceiling first, then have to cut in, so what's the difference? Just take care and don't rush. Simple.

 

[grifter]

i've painted rooms then fixed the skirting and architrave after a few times but i find it best to fix them 1st gloss them then paint the walls because its easyer to wipe emulsion off dry gloss if you mess the cutting in up than gloss off the emulsion.

Appreciate what your saying, but cutting in is my speciality. You could say the same thing about a ceiling. You always do the ceiling first, then have to cut in, so what's the difference? Just take care and don't rush. Simple.

BESIDES, YOU NEVER GLOSS FIRST ANYWAY! THAT IS THE FINISHING PART OF THE JOB! You're making more work for yourself if you do it that way. I can't even start to think why you would even want to do it that way!