The builder will give you the most accurate answer.

He said September 8th. But I don't imagine them completing everything in 5 weeks

Every house is obviously different. But I just looked back in our pics and at Aug 14, 2018 we had drywall done, flooring done and then it still took till late October 2018 for house to be done. Even then when we moved in the exterior painting was incomplete and we were missing railings 😜

Not a chance. Think Christmas. Finishing work is most time consuming. If this is track home where builder has their own dedicated craft then maybe Thanksgiving. Sorry. Do talk to builder. Most only want one craft in home at a time. Best of luck.

Yea unless they use super crews I just don't see how they'll finish in a short span of time

They need electricals, HVAC, sheetrock folks, plumbers, trim folks, cabinet installation, countertops, flooring, painters, appliance installation, hardware install, doors and trim, finishing faucets throughout, final lighting install, carpeting, fencing?, landscaping, sprinkler systems and punch list items. That’s around 15-18 different crews. Some can work together but most won’t. Now figure it out. Even 12 crews means 3 more months. And that’s with no weather, or other unexpected delays. Early November at best.

This year? You're not 1/2 way until drywall.

@jeffrey hvac and electrical and rough plumbing have been done already. tubs windows are in.

Our house was smaller/simpler than yours. Had to look at my pictures to estimate How long that phase took for us. We were at a similar state with drywall starting to go up around September 20. Windows and electric in, rough plumbing. Moved in around Dec 15.

So that’s closer to 12 weeks for us

It completely depends on the leverage the builder has over his subs. If Chase can turn a used car lot into a state-of-the-art bank in 90 days, a builder should be able to complete this house in another month.

Production builders can build a home in 90 days and the quality level you get looks like it. If your home is a custom home, I'd anticipate more time than 4-5 weeks to complete your home based on what stage it's in.

I have no idea about your question, but where are you located? From your photo, it looks like you aren't close to anything. Peace and quiet, and a billion stars! I can see why you're excited to move in!

@AnnKH in Piedmont Oklahoma. we have 2.5 acres of former cow pasture. We're trying to social distance from everyone lol

I'm a Minnesota girl, I'd have 20 trees planted by now.

@AnnHk what do you suggest

I suggest you go to a local nursery and find out what kind of trees do well in your soil and climate. Plant on the west side of the house to provide shade from the afternoon sun. When we bought our house, it was new and there were no trees. We planted fast-growing poplar trees to give us shade while the slower-growing ash and maple trees got established. A river birch as a specimen tree in the front yard, and an apple tree. We planted a little oak tree, knowing that our kids would never climb it, but somebody's grandkids might!

As I said, I love trees!

@AnnKH thanks for the suggestions

I’m guessing every builder and project has their own timetable. But our expected completion date is September 23, and we’re farther ahead than it looks like your project is. Drywall and trim are complete as well as all exterior materials except stone veneer. Interior painting just finished, floors going in next. We’re assuming we won’t be in until at least mid-October for our own sanity.

@CW Yea its been slow motion. I've been having to get on the GC to get these subs in motion.

Let's be specific: When did the builder last say "September 8th?" Was it Monday? If it was anytime prior to mid April consider that date long gone.

@Jeffrey 2 weeks ago. Were totally in the push date back phase, not too much we can do about it either. Good thing is there doing something out there everyday! We just know that we'll be done one day😔

I wonder why builders seem to be so bad at estimating how long things will take. It seems to be near universal. Ours refused to give us a date (or even a month) until very recently, I’m guessing from experience!

It could be that your builder is completely clueless. In my experience, builders who provide real-world estimates of construction time and/or cost don't typically get selected by prospective clients. In response, builders learn to 1.) tell prospective clients what they want to hear and surprise them once they are safely under contract and their deposit check has cleared, 2.) continue to tell prospective clients the truth and hope to connect with enough of them to stay in business or 3.) choose another line of work.

Lots of threads here on houzz.com are the product of clients who chose the builder who told them what they wanted to hear with respect to cost, timing, level of disruption, etc. Caveat emptor. Caveat emptor.

@Charles Ross Homes Fortunately, there are enough remaining clients a builder can freely discuss real schedules & costs.

Our market is being driven by "owner builder" spec homes using imported cabinets and LVP flooring. A lot of education is usually needed.

@User any update on whether you were able to close on the 8th?

Lol no! They pushed it back to October 8th, so i'm thinking second,maybe third week in October. Brick is %75 done, Flooring is %90 finished