Walls are put up first then the floor covering comes later.
Do floors or drywall 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.
The ideal is to first do any prep work to the walls e g ripping up wall paper sanding and patching walls etc.
Any gaps that remain between the finish flooring and the drywall typically are hidden beneath base trim that sits at floor.
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.
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.
Make sure any insulating work and vapor barrier installation are complete before you begin hanging drywall panels.
By putting in the drywall first you separate drywall and its dust from the flooring later on.
Insulation happens before drywall.
Install drywall on the walls before installing floor covering.
Even though you will have removed the baseboards.
In new construction homes where no flooring has been laid yet this is the way it works.
Both drywall work and floor installation create a mess but drywall s mess far exceeds that of flooring.
When you run a floor sander around a room there is the possibility of scuffing up newly painted walls.
Time and mess if time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.
A gutted room eliminates much of the dirt and grime associated with removing old carpet tile or wood flooring.
You d have to lay the flooring and cover it with industrial plastic sheeting and duct tape the joints to answer your question.
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.
Also it s often better to paint the ceilings first especially given that the ladders will rest on the floors.
This recommendation does not apply to subfloor.