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1. 
   FastEddie1 | Jul 20, 2005 09:49pm | #1

   1.  Sign contract with good GC

   2.  Write closing check to mortgage company.

   3.  Open beer, watch tv.

    

   There are a couple of how-to books in the bookstore that have varioius degrees of schedules.

    

   I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

2. 
   BossHog | Jul 20, 2005 10:25pm | #2

   Welcome to Breaktime. I see this is your first post.

   My first thought was - Figure out how long you THINK it will take, then double it.

   But that's not particularly helpful. (-:

   .

   There are too many variables to have a generic schedule that would cover every house.

   Like is it slab, crawl, or basement? One story or 2? Building it yourself or hiring a GC?

   If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? [Einstein]
3. 
   davidmeiland | Jul 20, 2005 11:27pm | #3

   I've worked on two new homes recently (not as the general, as a specialist). One took about 26 months start to finish and the other appears to be taking about 4 months.

4. 
   dustinf | Jul 20, 2005 11:34pm | #4

   What's my cousin's boyfriend's dog's name? 

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   EricPaulson | Jul 20, 2005 11:36pm | #5

   Cleopatra??

   Milk bones for me?It's Never Too Late

   To Become

   What You Might Have Been

   [email protected]

5. 
   DanH | Jul 21, 2005 12:10am | #6

   I assume you mean a sequence of steps. If so, then you start before you start clearing the lot, with financing, design, land procurement, etc.

   My guess (as a non-pro) is that the steps would be roughly as follows, with the order of adjacent steps occasionally interchanged. The pros here who know can probably make this more precise:

   -- Develop preliminary plans and cost estimate

   -- Option/purchase building site

   -- Produce detailed plan/cost estimate for financing

   -- Obtain construction financing

   -- Get any building permits required prior to ground-breaking

   -- Perform rough grading

   -- Possibly more permits needed

   -- Dig/pour foundation (with inspections as required)

   -- Trench in utilities. Install temporary power.

   -- Begin rough framing.

   -- "Dry in" framing -- sheathing & housewrap on walls, sheathing & at least tarpaper or tarp on roof.

   -- Begin plumbing/HVAC rough-in

   -- Install final roofing (if not done already)

   -- Install exterior doors/windows

   -- Install exterior siding

   -- Finish interior framing

   -- Begin electrical rough-in after interior framing & plumbing/HVAC rough-in is largely complete

   -- Rough-in inspections of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, et al

   -- Hang & tape drywall (after rough-in inspections)

   -- Begin final HVAC

   -- Begin trim install

   -- Begin final electrical after drywall in place

   -- Wall tile, other wall finishes

   -- Kitchen/bathroom cabinets

   -- Final plumbing fixtures

   -- Install flooring

   When to begin painting varies considerably. Some like it done before trim (if trim is prefinished), some prefer after (especially when trim is finished in place). Some prefer letting the painter have the house for a few days and get it all done (especially good when spraying), others prefer letting the painter and other contractors work around each other to a degree.

   In any event, painting is almost always done before flooring.

   -- Final inspection

   -- Walk-thru and punch list work

   -- Finalize financial details & transfer construction loan to final loan

   I'm sure I've left out a few critical details, but at least it's a decent straw man.

6. 
   SamT | Jul 21, 2005 01:28am | #7

   Liker this?