What comes first? Paint or window installation?

Question

I am asking help on yahoo, since the phone won't do any good this time of night, and I am sadly lacking info. I am needing to paint my house this year and I am also going to be looking into new windows. I guess I am dense, but which should be done first? If I put in windows first, I don't want paint on them, but if I paint first, will I end up with gaps around the windows and have to repaint anyway??

Answer 1

It depends on the type of new windows you are having installed.

'Replacement' windows are just new glass and inner frames which are inserted into your original frames. There is no damage to the exterior stucco, wood, or whatever material your house is made from. You could paint your house before or after the window replacement job.

New windows are the same type used in new construction. To install them, the installers need to completely take out the old windows, including the frame and flashing.

If your walls are stucco, they will cut back about 4" of stucco and peel back the lath to remove the entire window - frame and all. They will insert the new window, apply new weatherproof flashing, flatten the lath and apply new stucco. You should have your house painted last, after the windows are installed.

If your walls are wood, they will remove the wood trim and usually cut out a 2" perimeter from your siding to remove the entire window and frame. Then they insert the window and weatherproof flashing, and re-trim your windows with larger wood trim than the original size. You can have your house painted before or after, but the new trim will be painted after the new windows go in.

Hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy your new windows.

Answer 2

A professional painter will do a good job after the windows are installed. Do not hire your house painted and then have windows installed! It will cost you twice the money because the painters will have to be called out two times. First to paint, and then to fix the damage the window installers did while putting in the windows!

Believe me, the window installers will have little respect for your new paint job. Have the windows installed first, then when you get the estimate from your painter, make sure he/she includes the cost of taping off and sealing your newly installed windows will silicon caulking or whatever would work best for the climate where you live.

Answer 3

A good window guy can install a window tight enough where there almost no painting to do . I would paint first and do touch up if needed after the window installed

Answer 4

sence your putting in windows you should put them in first so you don't have the gaps around them plus if you paint first you may not match the color after the new windows. you can cover them when your ready to paint or like some you can pick a color that well work with the color on the house. Good luck.

Answer 5

Windows. Definitely. Use masking tape to cover edges of your new windows when you paint the walls. Don't push down on tape too hard. Don't put too much paint on brush when painting next to tape.

Answer 6

Windows first. My husband and I installed five windows in our older home an believe me you definantly want to paint last. You can cover the windows with masking tape, newspaper, and use that blue painters tape on any delicate parts. I've noticed masking tape somtimes sticks.

Answer 7

Hi busybody,
You are not dense,
I´m the dense one as I was
going to say paint first,
install windows, then re-touch
as needed. Guess I'll be calling
you when I replace my windows.
May your windows first, paint second
look great!

Answer 8

Do the windows first. You can mask off the new windows with masking tape when you paint. If you oops you can easily wipe the fresh paint off.

Answer 9

windows first
mask off the windows with blue tape and plastic then paint

Answer 10

windows. then, put tape around the windows, so you paint where you want to, and in a straight line.