done time in the lockup time in the street

#Done time in the lockup time in the street windows#

The basic lines for any cabling for the electrics, plumbing pipes including your gas connection, heating ducts, and cooling is all laid. This is where the walls are still open, there’s no plaster, and it is still at the frame.

Normally at lockup the garage door would also be in place, but this is not always the case.

#Done time in the lockup time in the street windows#

It is when all the windows and the doors are installed and they are secure, and the external cladding is on. Lockup is a large piece of the actual build. The third stage is lockup stage, and also includes what is called ‘rough-in’. Any built-in pelmets that you want for your blinds and curtains need to be framed out too, and anything that affects the frame or structure needs to be built at this time. Critical for frame stage are any niches that you may be having that need to be framed out, for example, a recessed vanity mirror or a shower niche. The house starts to take shape at this stage. The frame is completed, be that timber, SIPS panels (structured insulated panel systems), or steel. The second phase is what we call frame stage. There can be a delay once the slab is cut as the concreter will have to wait for a day without rain to pour the concrete. The plumbing pipework is also laid, as they sit beneath the slab. The slab and the foundations are laid and the site is prepared to have the slab poured. Here is a high level summary of the build stages are - The Five Build Stages Base Stage

It keeps you on your game as well, as you know what you may need to organise at each stage.

It’s really worthwhile to have a basic understanding of the build stages, so you know roughly what will happen at each step. ‘How do I know what happens at each stage and what should I expect’? I work with many clients who are building their home and one of the questions that I get asked many times over is what happens throughout the build. Building a new home? Are you aware that there are many stages in the build process that are signed off by a building surveyor throughout the build phase?