Often it is the simple things that get left out of planning a new home renovation. Like, what is the normal order of activity when building a house. We all get the standard – foundations, floor, walls, roof, exterior, but what about those interim tasks.
The general order of things:
- Excavations
- Foundations
- Concrete floors poured
- Framing constructed
- Roof on
- Windows fitted
- Exterior cladding
- Plumbing
- Wiring
- Insulation installed
- Doors fitted
- Interior lining installed
- Cabinets installed in kitchen, bathroom, laundry
- Tiling
- Final electrical and plumbing work
- Painting and finishing
- Floor coverings
If you work to this order you should be fine. When discussing items with your builder, ask them to indicate where in the process the action will occur. Keeping track of progress is much easier once you have a general high level expectation of the order of work.