rough in carpentry is done, we have all the pre-hung doors, and drywall. which gets installed first?
2007-06-23 05:04:55 · 6 answers · asked by wishiels 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
With all due respect you can do it either way. If the job was being contracted the "carpenters" might not want to wait for the "hangers" to finish drywall. In a prehung it's not strictly neccesary to frame the DOOR opening in drywall first then add the pre hung. It's a door, not a passage/archway,,,AND certainly after drywall is hung and finished the carpenters might inflict some minor scars on the surrounding drywall.
The major issue in either, is leaving enough space in the door frame molding, to slip the drywall under, or having the prehung frame extend out to flush with drywall already in place. The issue in the first example however is that unless there are double 2x4 studs framing the door, the door edge/drywall, will not be attached to anything, but merely held in place by the frame molding.
Painting after the fact is the least of the issues. Obvious care/caution should be exercised no matter what process you choose in what order.
Steven Wolf
2007-06-23 05:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Drywall goes first.
2007-06-23 05:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff the drummer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rich couldn't be more wrong. Sheetrock hung and taped first, then doors and moldings. Jambs need to be flush with sheetrock face.
2007-06-23 10:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drywall first so you don't have to cover the doors before texture & paint.
2007-06-23 05:08:56 · answer #4 · answered by Tbug 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes you need to have them all shimmed and in place and working before you sheet rock the walls
2007-06-23 05:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by rich2481 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
doesn't really matter,eaither one can be done at this time
2007-06-23 05:54:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋