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   david_thodal | Feb 07, 2002 06:17am | #1

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   Greg, You seem to have been sitting here for quite awhile. Perhaps your trim is already painted. I never have heard of any minimum standards for paint grade. Not to say that there isn't, but my experience (and I am not a tract home builder) is the standards are found in the plan specs and it is up to the individual painter/builder to set acceptence levels for work.

   It seems now a days, even on custom high end work, the trim is painted or stained with one coat of finish on before it is even installed. Final sanding/finish coat be it paint or finish is then applied after nails are puttyed (if they be filled). The sanding between coats is a touch of professionalism that good painters use, but do not expect it especially in a tract home.

   many blessings on your new home

   walk good

   david

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   Brian_Smith | Feb 07, 2002 09:11am | #2

   *minimum standard or "fine homebuilding"inspect previous trades workputty holes (nails should already be set, but maybe everyone else is working by minimum standards as well)remove doors and hardwareremove window hardwareremove cabinet doors and hardware maskcover finished flooring (if present) with heavy construction paper or adhesive backed plasticsand woodwork wipe clean (rag and thinner)primesand (light)... hopefully woodwork was preprimed, jambs back-primedcaulk joints1st coatsand (light)2nd coatreinstall all hardware, doors, cabinet doorsclean upbrian

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   Wayne_Law | Feb 08, 2002 01:03am | #3

   *There's actually a spec book written about this. The idea is that a contract would call out the spec. There are three levels, depending on the quality of the job. I can't remember the title, but I think the discussion of it was in the Journal of Light Construction several years ago. I'm sorry I can't be more help.