I just want to make sure I am attacking my job in the right order.
I have a poured basement, that I am finishing with 2x4's placed 1.5" from the foundation. I am doing all of the work myself, and I have what inspections in my list below that are required for my city. The ceiling will be a drop over most areas, dry wall over the air ducts.
Please comment about my order of steps and if I am missing something obvious.

1. Planning/Design
2. Framing
3. Electrical Rough-in
4. Run Phone Wire
5. Run Speaker wire
6. Electrical Rough-in Inspection
7. Remodel Rough-in Inspection
8. Insulate with batt insulation
9. Install vapor barrier, (if not on batt insulation)
10. Install door molding
11. Dry wall, tape, mud First do soffet, then walls.
12. Electrical finish work
13. Electrical Final Inspection
13. Install drop ceiling
14. Install doors
15. Carpet room
16. Add molding, finish work, etc
17. Remodel Final Inspection
18. Paint, decorate, etc

 

#1 1/2--------------4 mil poly V /B on the wall

#5 1/2------------where are the heat and AC runs?????


#9 1/2---------- put a 2 mil poly over the insulation paper or not


#11 1/2------ Lets paint the walls now

#13 1/2------ lets paint the doors and all the trim now before we put it down . this way only have to touch it up.

now #14--and ---#16

Then #15



This works this way the best ED

 

Don't put on any door jams or molding before drywall. and paint walls before trim out of anything. Carpet room last.

 

I appreciate you comments. Let me address the issues you raised. A new list is below; all of the numbers are different.
#1 1/2--------------4 mil poly V /B on the wall
I thought about this, but I decided not to put a vapor barrier on
that side of the wall. Do you recommend it? I already have 24' of framing done, could I even properly install a VB now; doesn't if have to be placed under the sill?

#5 1/2------------where are the heat and AC runs?????
Down the middle of the room, and they branch off to where I need them, I am going to just tap into them. I added this step

#9 1/2---------- put a 2 mil poly over the insulation paper or not
You recommend this incase there is a gap somewhere? I will do this.

#11 1/2------ Lets paint the walls now
Added below.

#13 1/2------ lets paint the doors and all the trim now before we put it down . this way only have to touch it up.
Added below.

now #14--and ---#16
Then #15
Carpet before the trim work. I added it, but can you please explain this?

1. Prepare Basement
2. 4 mil poly vapor barrier on foundation
3. Framing
4. Electrical Rough-in,
5. Phone Wire,
6. Speaker Wire
7. Electrical Rough-in Inspection
8. Remodel Rough-in Inspection
9. Insulate walls with R13
10. Install 2-mil vapor barrier
11. Install door molding
12. Dry wall, tape, mud. First do soffet, then walls.
13. Paint
14. Electrical finish work
15. Electrical Final Inspection
16. Add vents into head/AC ducts
17. Install drop ceiling
18. Paint doors and all trim.
19. Install doors
20. Add molding, finish work, etc
21. Carpet room
22. Touchup trim, doors, paint.
23. Remodel Final Inspection
24. Decorate, etc

 

You'd want to carpet first and use trim to cover up the edges. Just common sense.

Good luck to ya! Don't forget Step 26 - coming over to my place and repeating steps 1 thru 25 Keep us posted please

 

Sorry there Markiz. But its not done that way.You set the trim about 1/2" off the floor and touch up the paint like I said. The rug guys will come in put their nail hook strips down around the room just off the trim. Put the pad then the rug and hook it. Now they have a tool that will cut the rug and roll it right under the trim. Trust me here.
#1 1/2You can work it back there you said you where 1 1/2" off the wall try it just let it hang. yes I would put it under the green wood floor plate.
#5 tap into the duct or tap in to just another run? for heat and cool just what do you have here???????


#11 you just mean the door jam----- not the trim on


# 16 heat and cool ducts or outlets

# now 12 dry wall


All trim done all paint done Then the carpet ED

 

Ed,

what is I want to use those carpet tiles as opposed to laying down the usual carpet? I watched this kid install it around the office - just spread the glue and and go. Looked easy and no tack strips to mess around with, no stretching to do. This kid said if you lay it tight enough, you wouldn't even have to glue it, it'd be like a floating system. What do you think, will this hold up? And he did trim afterwards (with ugly commercial plastic trim)

 

Dont see why not. If thats what you want to use. After the room is painted put it in. I would stain or paint the base board first all at one time then cut and put it down.

If you want could check the floor for moisture first. Take about a 2 ft sq piece of polyor bigger put it on the floor and duct tape it to the floor and see what you get in 4 or 5 days ED

 

I always put the carpet first, then add the trim. Most of my customers don't like the gap between the trim and the carpet that you usually see with the "standard" installation. True, you'll need a new trim when you want to change the carpet, but price is usually not a problem for my customers. Then again, I'm not a carpet installer, that's only a very small part of what I do.

 

I dont see how you can have any gap there when the carpet rolls under the baseboard with the tool that they all use here.when I look around its all put in the same way trim set up of the floor then the carpet and Im talking many many K's of homes.Now I well say we put the sheet vinyl flooring down in a kitchen then come in with the cabinet's over it saves a lot of time and cost. Ed