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Residential Home Construction - Days Working
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:18 am
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:18 am
For those of you that have had a home built and used a builder, on average, how many days of the week were there people there on-site working?
I need to know if our builder is just slow or if this is normal.
I need to know if our builder is just slow or if this is normal.
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Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:20 am to Sigma
What stage of the construction are you in?
Framers and roofers usually get in and out as fast as possible and will work as often as possible.
Framers and roofers usually get in and out as fast as possible and will work as often as possible.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:22 am to Sigma
Welcome to home building. It will feel like nothing will happen for weeks then the opposite. What stage are you in now?
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:23 am to J Murdah
What they said. My builder was at the site daily for the first couple months. Mine was finished in 4 months.
Was completed this April
Was completed this April
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:26 am to Sigma
question is way too generalized
somedays was 6 and some were 3
depends on what stage you are in
somedays was 6 and some were 3
depends on what stage you are in
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:27 am to Sigma
Building one now. 2500 SF with a detached two car garage. Almost finished and it has taken 4 months. High end materials.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:34 am to Sigma
Framing and drywall guys are likely to work at least 6 days a week. And I've found that tile and flooring guys will work well into the night to finish work.
Your question is too general and we need to know the stage of the build.
Your question is too general and we need to know the stage of the build.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:37 am to Capital Cajun
Early stages: Footings, concrete walls, block walls, etc just prior to framing.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:38 am to Sigma
Also depends on the market. If there is a lot of work around, you can bet you'll get slower progress.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:41 am to AUCE05
My house took 6 months. Standard 3,000 sq. ft. no GC.
Be up front about deadlines and set up a contract that has penalties if they miss deadlines.
My framer took 9 weeks for what should have been a 3-4 week job.
If you get the stereotypical crew that doesn't work Mondays and Fridays, won't work a Saturday to meet a deadline. Won't work around holidays (from my experience most take 2 weeks around Christmas) etc. You are better off cutting bait and finding another sub to work with. I would have been better off paying another framer more to finish in 3 weeks than paying interest on that construction loan and delaying my house for 6 weeks.
Early Stages - With dry conditions the trick is getting a crew that's available. Once you get them on site they should knock out the job fast considering they can't work when it's raining.
Footings can be dug in a day and poured the next.
I had a large crawlspace and it took a latino crew less than a week to get all the block work done, they worked over 12 hour days with a big crew.
It took 2 weeks to get my site prepped, footings dug and poured and all the block finished.
Be up front about deadlines and set up a contract that has penalties if they miss deadlines.
My framer took 9 weeks for what should have been a 3-4 week job.
If you get the stereotypical crew that doesn't work Mondays and Fridays, won't work a Saturday to meet a deadline. Won't work around holidays (from my experience most take 2 weeks around Christmas) etc. You are better off cutting bait and finding another sub to work with. I would have been better off paying another framer more to finish in 3 weeks than paying interest on that construction loan and delaying my house for 6 weeks.
Early Stages - With dry conditions the trick is getting a crew that's available. Once you get them on site they should knock out the job fast considering they can't work when it's raining.
Footings can be dug in a day and poured the next.
I had a large crawlspace and it took a latino crew less than a week to get all the block work done, they worked over 12 hour days with a big crew.
It took 2 weeks to get my site prepped, footings dug and poured and all the block finished.
This post was edited on 10/7/16 at 10:44 am
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:51 am to Sigma
quote:Concrete Walls?
Early stages: Footings, concrete walls, block walls, etc just prior to framing.
You casting them in place on site, ICF or some other form of construction?
That right there will slow you down.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:53 am to JB Bama
Thanks. We're going on 4 weeks post demo in a remodel/addition and we're averaging about 2-3 days a week. Even then, it's half days usually. Block work still not done.
I've been on our builder every day about it, but wasn't sure if I was being unreasonable. Seems I'm not.
I've been on our builder every day about it, but wasn't sure if I was being unreasonable. Seems I'm not.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:55 am to soccerfüt
quote:
Concrete Walls? You casting them in place on site, ICF or some other form of construction? That right there will slow you
The concrete crew has actually been the fastest. In and out in 4 days. It's the block work and digging/pouring footings that is so slow.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 10:56 am to Sigma
quote:How would you respond to a boss who did this to you?
I've been on our builder every day about it
If you got a good builder you're going to screw it up.
If you chose poorly, pestering him incessantly will probably make the building process even worse.
This post was edited on 10/7/16 at 10:56 am
Posted on 10/7/16 at 11:10 am to soccerfüt
quote:
If you got a good builder you're going to screw it up. If you chose poorly, pestering him incessantly will probably make the building process even worse.
This is the fine line I'm trying to walk. We've got a good relationship, and I've tried to be pretty friendly in my communication.
But it's been sunny and warm for 3 weeks now and it seems like we're in slow motion.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 11:33 am to Sigma
4 months is a good turn-around time
Posted on 10/7/16 at 11:37 am to Sigma
Depends on phase and market.
When I started my hardware store with my business partners we had another company that developed and built subdivisions
When it is raining depending on the phase it can slow you down.
Typically tract building you want to start in Jan or Feb to have them home built by April/ May before school lets out. Typically in the winter if we were lucky to have a dry spell we were working 6 to 7 days a week to take advantage of the good weather. Now when you get a few rainy days depending on what phase you are in things may slow down.
Then you could have material issues.
Waiting for code enforcement to come by to check the work so you can go to the next phase.
Subs are behind which backs up the job.
Engineering stamp off on the plans and you or your sub finds issues which have to be changed.
As a genral rule 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft house I want it to be completed correctly and sold in 4 months or I am losing money.
The first year we built homes we did do some in the summer and I agree the heat slows crews down. A few jobs I had to rent portable Ac units help keep heat down for flooring guys, trim/finish carpenters guys, Sheetrock & painters, and electricians.
When I started my hardware store with my business partners we had another company that developed and built subdivisions
When it is raining depending on the phase it can slow you down.
Typically tract building you want to start in Jan or Feb to have them home built by April/ May before school lets out. Typically in the winter if we were lucky to have a dry spell we were working 6 to 7 days a week to take advantage of the good weather. Now when you get a few rainy days depending on what phase you are in things may slow down.
Then you could have material issues.
Waiting for code enforcement to come by to check the work so you can go to the next phase.
Subs are behind which backs up the job.
Engineering stamp off on the plans and you or your sub finds issues which have to be changed.
As a genral rule 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft house I want it to be completed correctly and sold in 4 months or I am losing money.
The first year we built homes we did do some in the summer and I agree the heat slows crews down. A few jobs I had to rent portable Ac units help keep heat down for flooring guys, trim/finish carpenters guys, Sheetrock & painters, and electricians.
This post was edited on 10/7/16 at 11:43 am
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