For bathroom re-model, I plan to put in new sheetrock, molding, tile floor & vanity. What's the best order?

Question

I need to know step-by-step, which parts of the project should come when. Thanks!

Answer 1

I would do sheetrock first, then your flooring, then vanity and finally molding. You want your molding over your flooring, not hidden behind it. I would do the vanity after the floor, If by chance you were to sell your house, or change your mind on your vanity, you wont have to worry about having to retile that area. It might be hard later on to find the same tile.

Answer 2

A lot of this depends on the vanity you are replacing. Is it against the wall, or not? If you rip it out first....Sheetrock. Vanity next. Molding. Then tile floors.

If you are going to make holes in the walls by removing the vanity, then replace the vanity first, then sheet rock, molding, tile floors.

And honestly, the only reason I say molding 3rd, is because anytime you are working in the bathroom, you have a chance of damaging the tile. (OOPS!! Dropped the hammer!!) That is why I would install it before the tile.

Answer 3

Sheetrock
Vanity
Molding>If you mean base boards.
Tile flooring last.

You can grout tile to the baseboard if desired, or use shoe molding on top.

Be sure you begin at the center of floor for tile. Try to make fills at walls as equal as you can. DO NOT begin at a wall. Walls/corners are never square and you will have tiles running at an angle.

Strike a chalk line NS, EW, then lay out the tiles, loose, with spacers, to the walls. Adjust the center starting point if fills are not fairly equal. You don't want one fill to be 1" or so, and the opposite fill 8" or so.
Be sure the chalk lines cross at 90 degrees. Test with a square or, use the 3,4,5 method.
Measure 3 ft. one way, 4 ft. another, then measure the diagonal; should be 5ft. Intersection is 90 degrees.

Answer 4

O.K. You probably want to start by making sure all of your plumbing is up to par before you hang any new drywall. Make sure everything that needs to be caulked is caulked, and there are absolutely no leaks. Water and drywall do not mix. All electrical work needs to be done. It would be wise to hang green board around the tub and sink areas. After drywall comes the tile. Then it is time to paint. Make sure you mask off all windows, mirrors, light boxes, etc. cover the tile to make cleanup easier. Paint the ceiling then the walls, if they're a different color. Cut in the edges first with a brush to keep from getting paint on the walls. Use same method for the walls. It's better to paint trim first, then put it up and fill holes with putty and touch up with paint. Then, install fixtures. You know, toilet, sink, that stuff.

Answer 5

vanity#1 sheetrock####2 tile#3 easy as 1 2 3