[Dave Ermeling]

I've got drywall up and am in process of painting now. I still have to install doors, cabinets/vanity, toilets, flooring and trim. Do I install the flooring before the doors, cabinets, toilet, etc? Any particular reason to do one beforenthe other?

[21boat]

1.Install cabinets and vanity hook up plumbing test for leaks
2. Set door jambs with door to check closing of door and then pop door off its pins and set aside. Do this to keep door from getting dented or scraped from working in out of the rooms.
Note: keep in mind your floor thickness when setting the door jambs. It's a lot easier to run flooring under the jambs and trim then cut flooring around it.
3. Install flooring.
4. Set toilet flush check for leaks.
5. Install base trim.
Notes: Pre prime the trim and put finish coat on. Then when you nail it in there's only a little dap and touch up paint to cover nail holes. It beats stooping down to paint the whole piece and cutting in the paint that's touching the floor.unless work space is tight to lay out painted trim to dry.
6. prime and paint the doors edges before re hanging. Moisture can be absorbed into the door bottom and top edges and swell and rub jamb. This is forgotten a lot on jobs.
7. hang door and paint the rest of the door.
Note I don't know how far you are with the drywall but keep in mind wood backers in stud bays for "nailer's/backers for towel rack, vanity mirror. Toilet paper holder or light bar above bathroom mirror if you have one.
8. touch up paint if needed outlet covers done!

Good luck Happy Holiday!

[Dave Ermeling]

21boat, thanks for the info. Wouldn't it be easier to put down flooring and then put cabinets on top of flooring instead of cutting flooring around the cabinets? Just a thought. I guess I better get the cabinets ordered. BTW, any suggestions on where to buy the cabinets? I had a quote done at Lowe's and home depot. Pricier that I expected.

[21boat]

If its just the vanity fine. When you said cabinets I was thinking kitchen/bar cabinets. If so and there's a good run it will depend on how level you want the cabinets and how wavy the floor. I prefer on my rehabs to set the kitchen cabinets top cabinets first and then my base cabinets. If the floor is wavy and dipped up and down the cabinets will reflect that and not be all flush and level on top and the counter won't really sit right, When setting the cabinets first you can start at the lowest point and scribe the base cabinets and get a dead level top and the floor will hide any little imperfections in the base cab. Tow kick area. I am not there so it will be your call But here was the reason of the sequential order on "cabinets" You're the Boss friend Good luck and I hope this helped you to go front on your project. Again the Cab could just be a yea or na is the order.

[Stratmando]

I like flooring before cabinets also. I would paint behind cabinet to avoid "cuttin in" before cabinet installation.

[Dave Ermeling]

21boat, I see what you mean. The floor is fairly level but there definitely is some wavyness. I am putting in bar cabinets. They will be about 10 ft long and along 1 wall.
Stratmando, I am painting now so the wall will be painted before putting in cabinets.

[21boat]

Sounds like you are getting along very nicely and I am glad you checked your floor first. Like I said The cab is a preference thing. In my town old (1754) Nothing is even flat out of level old wooded floors. Even setting the closet flange at 12" of fin wall. we have to plum the old plaster walls and move it out as much 1/2 to 3/4 so the toilet lid fits. I am a mason by first trade and level and plum is ingrained in us masons. stratmando had a good point reminder i missed when you said painting now I assumed the "behind the cab" So it just proves more experienced heads are better than one " Thanks Startmando"! And both of you have a Merry Christmas!