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Ironwood Builders Paint then refinish floors, then touch up. If installing shoe moulding to match floors, do it last!

geliot But I have a contractor doing the painting so that means I'd have to invite him back for retouches. Thanks for the input.

carolannr Any contractor worth his salt will come back for touch ups - good recommendations are better than a month's worth of paid advertising!

geliot You're right. I'm getting estimates right now and will make that part of the work order. Thanks.

A Kitchen That Works LLC Refinishing floors can be a dusty business, consider doing the floors first and then paint. The downside is you could get paint on the newly finished floor, the alternative is having to wipe down all the walls before you paint.

Linda You will need to wipe down all the walls before painting in either case.

If you choose to do the floors first, look carefully at the finish details. Floor finishes need to cure before putting down rugs and that includes drop cloths. After a few days you can protect the floor while you work, but you will need to remove all the covering at the end of each day.

Because we own the flooring equipment we often do two rounds of floor work. First, prep, prime and do first coat on the walls. Then, sand, seal and put the first two coats on the floor. Then we do cabinetry and trim carpentry and final coat on the walls. Then, after everything is done and no more chances of floor scratches etc, we screen and final coat the floor.