Do Floors Or Drywall First
Insulation happens before drywall.
Do floors or drywall first. Any gaps that remain between the finish flooring and the drywall typically are hidden beneath base trim that sits at floor. The finish flooring can add 3 8 to 3 4 inch to the height of the floor. Even though you will have removed the baseboards. Also it s often better to paint the ceilings first especially given that the ladders will rest on the floors.
Make sure any insulating work and vapor barrier installation are complete before you begin hanging drywall panels. The first step to hanging drywall is to take a pencil and mark on the floor and ceiling the placement of the vertical studs. The reason for that is that this can damage the floors. The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room downward.
Opt for floor installation first because it s often a messy process. Walls are put up first then the floor covering comes later. A gutted room eliminates much of the dirt and grime associated with removing old carpet tile or wood flooring. Time and mess if time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.
When you re hanging drywall and installing new flooring it s usually best to hang the drywall first and then save the floor for last. This recommendation does not apply to subfloor. When you run a floor sander around a room there is the possibility of scuffing up newly painted walls. In new construction homes where no flooring has been laid yet this is the way it works.
From there you should rip up the floors. You d have to lay the flooring and cover it with industrial plastic sheeting and duct tape the joints to answer your question. Install drywall on the walls before installing floor covering. Yes you could lay the flooring first but you d need to cover it before the drywall went up and that will cost you around 60 to 120 depending on how big your floor space is.
Both drywall work and floor installation create a mess but drywall s mess far exceeds that of flooring.