Painting on New Construction Opinions please!

[Karen Margrave]

When it comes to painting on your new construction, which do you think works best?

1.  Spray before installing flooring, cabinets, etc. 

2. Install flooring and cabinets, cover and then paint.

We've done both ways, but I wanted to ask what order others choose. 

@Jay Hinrichs @Kenneth Bell @John Blackman @Jon Klaus @J Scott  @Will Barnard @Account Closed 

 and all others!! 

[Will Barnard]

Originally posted by @Lynn Currie:

@Jon Klaus 

We simply find that painting at the end is more efficient since all of the other subs seem to damage the walls, or have grubby hands. 

The other huge factor is that we put in flooring  before baseboards. I absolutely HATE the look of quarter round in addition to my 6" baseboards. 

 I agree that baseboards need to go in AFTER floors are installed, much better look, but that does not prevent you from already having the ceilings and walls painted. so I still don't get your reasoning. Efficient is spraying or rolling all walls and ceilings when you have nothing in the way and nothing to spill on that could get damaged. Then after you install cabinets, floors, and baseboards, you simply go back and do the final caulking, paint touch-ups, etc.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but would like to understand how painting everything last is more efficient.