ᐅ Move in first – then do plastering, painting, and installing floor coverings.

Do you have any experience with applying filler (we are getting Q2 from the construction company), painting, and installing flooring (click vinyl) as DIY work AFTER moving in?
Of course, I know it would be better to do this BEFORE moving in. But I’m afraid it won’t be possible, or at best complicated and with additional costs.
Parents with a 10-year-old child, 40-degree pitched roof, 112m (1205ft)².
Thank you,

Well, if you think about it yourself: how is that supposed to work? Maybe 1 or 2 rooms, but not everything, and definitely not the kitchen or living room... Filling and sanding create a lot of dust, so there shouldn't be any furniture in the room; otherwise, you’ll have to throw it out afterwards. Flooring is only possible if the room is empty as well. You really won’t be doing yourself any favors that way.

The rooms that will be lived in immediately must be finished. At least the bathrooms, bedrooms (children’s rooms), and kitchen (because of the kitchen fitter) need to be completed. You can do the rest later. But you will have to wear shoes whenever you go from the bed to the bathroom, as there will be screed dirt everywhere. Sanding is a huge mess, and you won’t have more time then than you have now.

If you subtract the bathrooms and kitchen from the 112m² (1205 ft²) total—because hopefully someone will do the tiling for you—you’re left with about 90m² (970 ft²). Two people can lay the laminate flooring for that area in one day if they work hard. And if the whole house is primed (not rolled but sprayed), it can be done alone in one day, assuming no doors and flooring are installed yet, and someone has spent half a day taping the windows beforehand. Then another half day for applying acrylic sealant...

The problem is the sanding, depending on how demanding you want it to be, and if you’re foolish enough to bring a construction spotlight for grazing light, it can take forever. Without a strong vacuum and a drywall sander (also called sanding pole), you’re basically doomed. On the other hand, if a slightly rustic finish is acceptable: go quickly to the hardware store after work today, sand and plaster for the first time after work tomorrow, sand and plaster a second time on Saturday, then vacuum and start taping. Spray the house on Sunday. Sounds like a great weekend, right? Then call in exhausted to work on Monday and pack boxes half-dead =)

Pepsan schrieb:

But I’m afraid it won’t be possible, or at best complicated and with additional costs.
Parents with a 10-year-old child, 40° (104°F) pitched roof, 112 sqm (1,206 sq ft).
Thanks,

Better to rent a holiday apartment for a month with extra costs than to live with sanding dust; it ruins every piece of furniture, including a new kitchen.
This dust doesn’t just get vacuumed up easily.
Keep in mind: this is fine dust, and the need for a protective mask makes that clear.
Never in a new build.

Yes, exactly like that.

We have neighbors who finished sanding and plastering. Living room, bedroom, guest bathroom, and kitchen wallpapered and tiled. Then they moved in—him, her, and the cat. After moving in, they cleaned and painted everything else, including the hallway and stairwell, while living there. They would never do that again. And even though the sanding dust was already out of the house, there was still constant dirt.