1015123, 10:50AM ‘A Sample Construction Schedule and Custom Home Building ime-Line - BAUBLILD. COM B4AUBUILD.CO} A Sample Residential Construction Schedule - (for a 6,000 square foot custom home) How long does I take fo buld a house? Scroll down ths page to see an example ofa typical constuction schedule for large custom home. Itwas produced using Microsoft Project® scheduling sofware and includes ‘most, but not all, ofthe activites involved in the process of building a new house in Maryland, Sample Is the Microsoft Proje construction draws have been included for oference purposes, although indvidual landers & mortgage file used to create this wal mos likely have thelr own draw schedules. construction schedul "Notice that because construction draws from the lender typically follow the completion of various phases, or ilestones, the cash flow on a project can be ver regular. While the money Towing out ofa constuction company; for employee salaries, benefits, office space, vehicles, insurance, equipment and other company fexnenses, ypcally occurs on a regular calendar based timeline, the maney used Io pay these exnenses follows ‘an event driven schedule. Therefore, besies the “normal” unplanned events that can affect the progress ofa home bulding project. tis not uncommon for home builders to rearrange construction schedules inorder to gain access to draw money 80 thal they are abe to pay subcontractors and supplies in a timely manner. By the way. this is generaly a good thing (provided you have an nonest builder) because subcontractors tend t follow the ‘money and happy subs are almost always preferable fo unnappy ones) Yos, a number of profes: homebuilders and resid managers have asked Microsoft Project ‘ile that create the new house schedule shown on this pag to these requests, wo sample construction schec ‘yo to review so that you ce ‘your residential construct right benef trom using program to help manage bulding business. Will your house take this long to build? Probably net: most home building projects wil take less time, but some will ake evan more. For example, tho timeline fora smaller house, with few options anc less detailed finishes, which has been bul many times before by professional builders, might be as short as 8 to 12 weeks. However, 6 to 9 months from stato finish is probably amore realistic average (avarage is nota good word lar a ypical nomenuner). While a larger house, with more options, custom features, fancier frisnes, and more owner involvement - espacial ifthe owner has litle constuction experiance - ay very well lake 1 1/2 to 2 years to complete. Then again fyou bull your own house, and make the common mistake of moving in before every last detallisfrished, wel, you might be looking at decades instead of months or years —| speak from experience, but i's just litle tim inthe powder room, and a short piece of basebo: ‘master bath door, and a small piece of molding in the hallway linen closet, and. [download sam “The actual schedule of completion for your specie project wil vary based upon many factors including, but nt limited to, size and degree of cific structure, ste and weather conditions, material and contractor avalaily, crew sizes, effective scheduling and communication, the knowledge and ‘those managing the project, and perhaps most signfeatly, the number, timeliness, and complexty of the changes you wil inevitably make to the ater construction has already begun. PowerPoint It Compatible with your Good luck with your project, thank you fot ntps:lwwwb4ubuil.com/resourcestscnedulev6kpro shtml 181015123, 10:50AM ‘A Sample Construction Schedule and Custom Home Building ime-Line - B4UBLILD. 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