Who is right?

[Twotome]

We are having our house painted, our carpets professionally cleaned and new lino in kitchen and upstairs bathroom.

I think the carpets should be cleaned and lino put down before painting. Our decorator is really tidy and makes no mess.

DP thinks that the painting should be done first.

I worry the walls will get marked from the cleaning - incase it splashes up the walls, and just general marks from work being done.

So, who is right?

Painting first.

Your partner.

Plastic on clean carpets and bathroom +kitchen done with bare floors!

Carpets cleaned last

Definitely painting first!

Your partner.

Your dp is right.

Do the (potentially) messy jobs ... painting .... first, then clean up. Obvious surely .....

100% painting first.

Gravity isnt on your side. Dust and dirt etc from sanding, cleaning and then painting will fall downwards. Painting first

Painting first.

Always paint first.

Of course it's cleaning last....!!!

Another vote for painting first.

Laying lino and cleaning your carpets won't mess up your walls, so try not to worry

Paint first and clean last

Your partner is right. Sorry!

I hate it when he is right
Thanks all.