BlsdMama Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm thinking it would be simpler to paint BEFORE moving? I have volunteers to help, God bless my mom and sister. But, on the other hand, I'd like to just get IN there. Curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We planned on painting and a few other things before moving. But due to some unforeseen events we moved immediately. It would've been much easier to paint first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We had a month between closing and moving, so we ripped up mangey carpets, refinished the hardwood floors, ripped out a plaster wall, reinsulated, and drywalled it, ripped up one hardwood floor where it had buckled in the middle and relaid it, removed some trim to jack up a header between two rooms where it was sagging, painted a couple of rooms, and repapered one. We did it all ourselves with 3 kids and a toddler in tow - if it wasn't summer anyway it would have been Home Improvement 101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 If you can get in there to paint first, it would be less of a hassle. You could move in and set rooms up right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes! Much, much easier to paint before you get your stuff moved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We painted before we moved in. The one room that we didn't paint still hasn't been painted, five years later....... L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Paint first! You have volunteer help that is a SIGN FROM THE HEAVENS! PAINT FIRST dangit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Our first place we had a week to replace carpet, remove wallpaper and paint before moving in. It was great. Our second place - the house we are in now (20 years now!) we did NOT have that luxury, and it took several YEARS before I got the chance to remove awful wallpaper, repaint, etc*. If you can do anything before the furniture goes in, go for it! * still haven't refinished the wood floors. Oh, well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icollectkids Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We bought this house from my inlaws. They painted for us. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I would paint rooms before and hallways after moving in a perfect world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 paint if you can. If you can only paint PART, paint the bedrooms. That furniture is harder to move around than living room/dining, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes. We painted and replaced carpet in all the bedrooms before we moved in. Much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We painted after we moved in. We didn't have the luxury of having two places to live and paint first. It wasn't that bad to paint after moving in. It certainly was easier than the new flooring we had to put in! Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I agree with Madylubug, if you can't paint everything before you move in (I've done both and it is so much easier before you move) then do the bedrooms before hand, if you can. Otherwise you have to deal with people sleeping with paint fumes, shuffling the sleeping arrangements and moving a lot of cumbersome furniture around, etc. You can't put stuff on the wall right way, either, if you wait til after you move. You can tackle the rest of the house after you move in if you have to, but the bedrooms are a pain. If you have volunteer help, take it! Get those bedrooms done! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Paint first! You might be able to work around boxes, but beds, book cases, tables and china cabinets are a bother! Just think about how much of your furniture gets lined up along walls - all of that will be in your way if you wait til you move in to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And, if you are also replacing carpet do that after painting. Just imagine, painting with a floor-to-floor preinstalled dropcloth. Before I moved into the current house (1700 sq. ft) Before painting day, I had filled the little holes in the walls, Painted a really good stain covering layer on, maybe called Zap? where needed Put newspaper over the windows. Covered all light fixtures. Rented a scaffolding thing for the vaulted living room Had 5 gallon buckets of white paint on hand, and paint for the three colored bedrooms. My parents came over with a paint sprayer and we painted everywhere including the ceilings except for the closets and the laundry room. We were done by 2pm, and ate lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 There isn't a huge amount.... not terrible. It would be the living room, and two to three bedrooms. What kind of a timeline am I looking at? We've been living with family for five months and I'm anxious to be in our own space and unpacked!! Can't decide how badly I want those rooms painted? And Ana's graduation party in three weeks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Paint first! You might be able to work around boxes, but beds, book cases, tables and china cabinets are a bother! Just think about how much of your furniture gets lined up along walls - all of that will be in your way if you wait til you move in to paint. You mean like the piano? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Have you considered hiring a painter? We had our kitchen, living room, hallway and bathroom painted all in 4 hours. Paid 300 dollars. We provided the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And, if you are also replacing carpet do that after painting. Just imagine, painting with a floor-to-floor preinstalled dropcloth. Just a note on this from a bad experience - after hiring out a whole house painting and then having the carpet replaced - the carpet layers left major scuff marks all over the freshly painted walls. We had followed the logic above, but the painter - who had to come back to fix things - told us that professional painters are very good at not dropping on the carpet and are liable for the cleanup if they do. So.... If you're having carpet installed after doing the painting, talk to the flooring folks about them taking care not to scuff the walls. Before and after pics also help when you have to get each service provider to take responsibility for what they messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 There isn't a huge amount.... not terrible. It would be the living room, and two to three bedrooms. What kind of a timeline am I looking at? We've been living with family for five months and I'm anxious to be in our own space and unpacked!! Can't decide how badly I want those rooms painted? And Ana's graduation party in three weeks.... Depends on the rooms and the skill of your help! We repainted ceilings, walls, and trim/doors. That takes longer because you have to wait for everything to dry in between, and we weren't skilled enough to not need tape. (Frog tape! Awesome stuff.) Professional painters could knock that out in well under a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 How badly will you wish you had painted them before moving in, if you choose not to do so and them don't get around to it for a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes, paint before moving in. It'll only take a few days if you focus on it and then you don't have to worry about moving furniture, etc.after you already moved it into the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 There isn't a huge amount.... not terrible. It would be the living room, and two to three bedrooms. What kind of a timeline am I looking at? We've been living with family for five months and I'm anxious to be in our own space and unpacked!! Can't decide how badly I want those rooms painted? And Ana's graduation party in three weeks.... I agree with Mandylubug you might look at hiring a professional painter. They could easily (if they know what they are doing) knock that out in a couple of days or less, depending on if they are doing the ceiling and trim, too, and what the square footage and layout is. Ceilings are harder and take longer. Same with trim. I used to paint all our rooms myself. No big issue if there is no furniture to contend with and I got pretty efficient at it. But if you are concerned about the time frame and you can find someone reliable and professional that doesn't cost too much I would hire out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I agree with Mandylubug you might look at hiring a professional painter. They could easily (if they know what they are doing) knock that out in a couple of days or less, depending on if they are doing the ceiling and trim, too, and what the square footage and layout is. Ceilings are harder and take longer. Same with trim. I used to paint all our rooms myself. No big issue if there is no furniture to contend with and I got pretty efficient at it. But if you are concerned about the time frame and you can find someone reliable and professional that doesn't cost too much I would hire out. Agreed. My husband's gift to me after enduring a number of corporate relocations (and repainting many of the new houses myself) was the instruction to call someone to do my painting for me from now on. I still do bedrooms, if I just want to freshen one up, but if there's more than one room, or a bathroom involved, I've got a guy for that. Worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Paint before. If you're doing light colors paint the ceiling the same color as the walls. It's easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Before moving in, I prefer to paint first, clean the carpets, do other major cleaning (baseboards - if not painted, fans, cabinetry, doors, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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