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Is there a best order to do gradual renovations in? (self.diy)

submitted 6 hours ago by Duallight to c/diy@lemmy.world

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Over the next year or so, we're looking to replace our wood floors, all the base boards, all interior & exterior doors, and door trim. Since the wife and I both work full time, we're thinking we'd focus on one at a time, and do it slowly over a few weekends and evenings. Is there an order that would make things easier? Like do floors before baseboards or vice versa? Is it even worth doing things one at a time?

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I did a nearly full renovation on my house recently. What kind of flooring do you want to put in? I think that no matter what kind of floor you go with, you’re going to want to do the floor first, trim second.

[–] Duallight 1 points 2 minutes ago

Yeah, that makes sense. Then the trim can be as flush as possible. We're looking to do LVP floors since they're waterproof and scratch resistant, which is pretty important when we have a dog who gets soaked every time he goes outside