In what order should I perform these renovation tasks

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I've just bought a new house and I want to do a couple of improvements, I'm just not sure in what order should they be done. I'm kind of new to this stuff.

What I plan to do:

  1. Painting the walls only (Plan to do this myself)
  2. Installing New blinds
  3. Changing the carpets in the rooms
  4. Professional Cleaning
  5. Installing some down lights

EDIT:
I plan to use roller blinds

Best Answer

I'd paint the ceiling, unless it's like new it will look out of place with fresh walls and floors.

Installing some down lights

I'd do this first because of gravity - dirt falls down - you don't want that on brand new carpets, even the walls might get dirty so do it before the paint. No big deal painting around recessed lighting.

Painting
Changing the carpets in the rooms

Paint, then carpet - obvious reasons. It's great if you can paint on carpets that are getting torn out. Carpet is better than dropcloths because it soaks up any paint you get on the soles of your shoes.

Installing New blinds

I'd do this last, in fact I'd wait until the paint and carpets are in to pick out your blinds. It makes minimal mess. You don't want to paint around them.

Professional Cleaning

Always clean up last, but once you paint and recarpet, what are they even going to clean?

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