How to finish house after floors go in

BarneyMc

I've my house plastered (January) and liquid floor screed went in last week. I'm at a bit of a loss as how to sequence the rest of the build. Here's my best guess:

Sort out percolation system, outside drains, etc.
Clean down walls.
Give walls and ceilings their first 2/3 coats of base paint.
Connect water.
Fit heat pump.
Lay tiles and laminates on floors (when floors have dried out).
Fit kitchen.
Install bathroom suites.
Paint walls with final 2 coats of finished colour paint.
Fit doors, skirting and architraves (door frames already fitted).
Paint skirting, architraves and doors.
Fit stairs.
Fit MHRV.

I realise a lot of these events can happen in parallel. Anyway all help, as ever, welcome!

Metric Tensor

Just one point regarding "Fit MHRV"

I presume you mean Commision MHRV? The ducts should be already installed if your ceilings are installed and plastered.

Edit: Also give the skirting and architrave a primer and base coat on a workbench before installation. It'll save you a lot of time on your hands and knees!

Water John

I'd connect water and put HP going to dry out the house. I know it's heading for 'summer' but this is Ireland. The UFH needs to be brought up gradually, on continuously.

BarneyMc

Metric Tensor wrote: »

Just one point regarding "Fit MHRV"

I presume you mean Commision MHRV? The ducts should be already installed if your ceilings are installed and plastered.

Right and correct!

rampantbunny

BarneyMc wrote: »

I've my house plastered (January) and liquid floor screed went in last week. I'm at a bit of a loss as how to sequence the rest of the build. Here's my best guess:

Sort out percolation system, outside drains, etc.
Clean down walls
:
:
Fit MHRV.

I realise a lot of these events can happen in parallel. Anyway all help, as ever, welcome!

Do you have your electric second fix done and connection in?

BarneyMc

Yes, all electrical done and up and live!

BarneyMc

Coving. Is now the time to do this, before any painting begins?

delfagio

BarneyMc wrote:

Coving. Is now the time to do this, before any painting begins?

I'd say so Barney, get the coming installed and any caulking done before painting starts

delfagio

BarneyMc wrote:

Coving. Is now the time to do this, before any painting begins?

I'd say so Barney, get the coming installed and any caulking done before painting starts

tedimc

Could you leave Kitchen till near the end Barney?

I've heard of a few people having kitchen units scratched by workmen when working in or around the area?

Also - are you getting a painter in and using many different colours? I'm probably going to spray my house all white for the time being and then wait as long as I can persuade the missus before we introduce colour. I know there will be the odd mark, etc, but I'm going to go mad with the sprayer when the plaster dries would and nothing else is in. At least if the walls are white they will be easily touched up later.

BarneyMc

Yeah Tedimc, will leave the kitchen til later if that makes sense to. Do the tiles have to go in before the kitchen?

Meeting a painter tomorrow at the house so will know more then, hopefully.

delfagio

BarneyMc wrote:

Yeah Tedimc, will leave the kitchen til later if that makes sense to. Do the tiles have to go in before the kitchen?

Yea Barney, it's usually best to tile kitchen first before putting kitchen in,

That's what we done too

Our sequence was, screed floors poured, then heating on to dry floors, then outside ground works, drainage and kerbing driveway, then 2nd fix electrics, then painting inside house, then tiling and flooring, then kitchen, then tiling bathrooms, then 2ND fix plumbing, then fitting stairs, then doors skirting and architrave, then fitting carpet to landing and stairs and then finishes and then ..........finally a cuppa tea and a chocolate biscuit when it was all finished

BarneyMc

delfagio wrote: »

Yea Barney, it's usually best to tile kitchen first before putting kitchen in,

That's what we done too

Our sequence was, screed floors poured, then heating on to dry floors, then outside ground works, drainage and kerbing driveway, then 2nd fix electrics, then painting inside house, then tiling and flooring, then kitchen, then tiling bathrooms, then 2ND fix plumbing, then fitting stairs, then doors skirting and architrave, then fitting carpet to landing and stairs and then finishes and then ..........finally a cuppa tea and a chocolate biscuit when it was all finished

Very, very useful.... thank you so much!

Water John

There's your list Barney, work on through the night, LOL.

tedimc

Agree with Delfagio - tile kitchen first, apart from the splash back.

If possible - I would paint the house inside before 2nd fix electrics; cutting in around switches, plugs, ceiling lights, etc is a pain. I hate that f**king job................

BarneyMc

Water John wrote: »

There's your list Barney, work on through the night, LOL.

Feels like I've been doing that for the last few years John!

BarneyMc

tedimc wrote: »

Agree with Delfagio - tile kitchen first, apart from the splash back.

If possible - I would paint the house inside before 2nd fix electrics; cutting in around switches, plugs, ceiling lights, etc is a pain. I hate that f**king job................

2nd fix electrics was done even before the plasterers were out the door! Anyway, will bull on.

delfagio

BarneyMc wrote:

Very, very useful.... thank you so much!

No problem at all Barney,

BarneyMc

delfagio wrote: »

Yea Barney, it's usually best to tile kitchen first before putting kitchen in,

That's what we done too

Our sequence was, screed floors poured, then heating on to dry floors, then outside ground works, drainage and kerbing driveway, then 2nd fix electrics, then painting inside house, then tiling and flooring, then kitchen, then tiling bathrooms, then 2ND fix plumbing, then fitting stairs, then doors skirting and architrave, then fitting carpet to landing and stairs and then finishes and then ..........finally a cuppa tea and a chocolate biscuit when it was all finished

Regarding the painting, did you complete the painting, i.e. base coats and then final coloured coats? If so did you find that later jobs left any residue, dust, dirt, etc. on the painted walls?

I'd like to at least get my bedroom walls painted soon. For my downstairs I think I'd like to get my laminates/tiles in first so I know better what colour to do the walls. Having said that they can always be painted again in a few years time. Also. it seems easier to paint when floors, etc. are not already fitted.

delfagio

BarneyMc wrote:

Regarding the painting, did you complete the painting, i.e. base coats and then final coloured coats? If so did you find that later jobs left any residue, dust, dirt, etc. on the painted walls?

Hi Barney,

Sorry I done the base coats everywhere, then done final two coats to all ceilings and then final two coats to the majority of the house except say few rooms that we don't have money to finish

Yes I found that the walls in places did get scrapped or dirty marks from carpenter fitting doors and frames, and from stairs going in. I will have to re-coat walls at some stage but at the moment I can live with them ha

BarneyMc wrote:

I'd like to at least get my bedroom walls painted soon. For my downstairs I think I'd like to get my laminates/tiles in first so I know better what colour to do the walls. Having said that they can always be painted again in a few years time. Also. it seems easier to paint when floors, etc. are not already fitted.

Either way Barney, I suppose as you say you can get a better idea what colour would match the floors rather than trying to match floors to suit walls, different strokes for different folks I guess, there's probably no right or wrong way really