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What order to do things in?

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:12 am
by lyangee
Looking for advice on the order of proceeding with DIY. In the same room, I need to do :
Floors
Sand floors
Stain floors

Walls
Take skirting boards
Plaster walls
Paint walls
Put new skirting boards

Ceiling
Remove wallpaper from ceiling
Plaster ceiling
Paint ceiling

Fireplace
Remove old fireplace
Install new fireplace
Replace stone hearth

What order do I do it all in?

Thanks

Re: What order to do things in?

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:10 pm
by welsh brickie
remove fireplace
plaster ceiling after removing paper
remove skirtings
replaster walls
sand floor
fit skirting and fireplace and hearth
stain floor
paint

Re: What order to do things in?

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:24 am
by Kevin1996
Wouldn't you want to plaster ceiling and walls at the same time?

Re: What order to do things in?

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:50 pm
by welsh brickie
to plaster a whole room in a day, takes a lot of effort so take 1 step at a time