Planning to build in 2020- anyone have material timeline?
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PROMark Bischak, Architect
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Comments (5)There was a thread on this in 2007, but a search did not find it. I have a printed copy and to summarize jaymielo's list... At contract signing or ASAP after: 1. Stone selection (exterior) 2. Fireplace selection 3. Window and door selection, color (Order early! It took a long time for ours to come in.) 4. Siding, fascia, soffit selection 5. Roofing 6. Tubs/showers. Fiberglass or tile? Shower curtain or glass door? 7. Insulation (fiberglass, foam) During framing: 1. Finalize plumbing fixtures, sinks 2. Cabinet/vanity/island/pantry design 3. Flooring and counters (tile, granite, laminate, hardwood, vinyl, carpet) 4. Wiring for lighting/switches, fans, telephone, TV/cable, stereo, computers, home theater, security, and piping for in-house vac. 5. Finalize trim selections 6. Appliances (you have to know the exact sizes) When drywaller starts: 1. Interior stain/paint colors 2. Exterior colors. Think about garage doors, what colors are available? 3. Lighting fixtures, indoors and outdoors Later decisions include vent covers, outlet/switch covers, door hardware, towel bars/hooks in bathrooms, decking material, etc. We found it VERY helpful to take photos of all of the walls while they were still open, but after the wiring went in. Inevitably, the drywallers cover up a switch or outlet. Having a photo to refer to helps in locating the phantom switch under the drywall. Don't forget to label the photos so that you know which room it is!! It's also helpful to know where all the plumbing is behind those walls. Anyhow, below is a link to a similar, recent thread. Good luck, and don't forget to relax and have fun! Think about how lucky you are to have all of these choices. Here is a link that might be useful: Checklist...See MoreApril 2020 Building a Home
Comments (468)NKay I am hoping I’ll get to work at home more in the future and understand that Ethernet is more secure and possibly faster than WIFi. I put Ethernet hook ups in a lot of different rooms so I won’t have long wires laying around as trip hazards. Even though we’ll have a study, I know I’ll want to sit with my computer at the kitchen island so we had wire run there that will come up through a hollow island leg. Make sure Ethernet wiring does not run parellel to electrical wiring (it causes interference). we hard-wired for picture lights where we plan to build bookcases, but since then I found out it wasn’t really necessary to hardwire as so many of the nice fixtures are battery operated now. My builder suggested 2 exhaust fans in several of our bathrooms ... I had him order the new NuTones with the antibacterial UV light/regular light and fan to go near each toilet and a regular exhaust fan/light outside of the shower to prevent humidity build up/mold. Decided to use part of my entry guest coat closet for my main cable box/router. The builder also put some hook ups in around the house to amplify the WiFi throughout the house. Also hooked up special exterior security lights that we can turn on/off from 1st floor and the 2d floor MBR. Hook up for under counter fridge (in case we later want one) in 2d floor laundry room. Hope some of these ideas are useful to you. Know we probably forgot stuff. I forgot wall plug for Dustbuster in the pantry. No matter how much we plan, it’s never enough....See MoreJune 2020 Building a Home
Comments (315)@K H Apparently there was a miscommunication between our realtors. Mine received the rejection of our counter offer but not their counter-counter which we did accept last Friday! It's not too bad for what's going on around here market-wise, less than we paid for this place 20 years ago, these guys are getting a good deal with the improvements we made. All we have to worry about now is the inspections, because it's a VA loan and those are notorious for falling through because they ask for the moon. Fingers crossed we can deal with whatever they don't like without breaking the bank. In the meantime, just in case it all works out, we're sorting and packing and moving things into storage that we won't need should the deal fail. If it all works out we have to be out of here before Labor day, and will be paying $50/day rent for every day past closing....See MoreNovember 2020 Building a Home
Comments (375)@Sherryl, our house is on our land (farm). There is no “closing“ so there’s no way to prevent us from moving in. Our county doesn’t have a codes dept so no C.O. is needed. We have our electrical and HVAC final inspections. Our builder much prefers LP Smartside. We told him from the beginning we wanted a smooth board and batten but when it came time to order, smooth LP had a long lead time and was significantly more expensive than the woodgrain that the builder included in his bid. The builder had to order minimum quantities of it, too, as it came in bundles of 90 boards. We needed like 110 so he’d been stuck with 70 extras. Hardie was much less expensive than the price he’d bid so it saved him about $2k to do the Hardie. He never offered to give us a credit back for it, either, which DH reminded them of the other day when he was complaining that Hardie was a lot more work....See More- PRO
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5 years agoKathy
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoKathy
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4 years agoMy builder uses BuilderTrend. It shows what is going on every day. If you have ever used Microsoft Project, it’s a lot like that. They have a basic program that the builder can edit.
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