Everything on our end has been significantly delayed.
Originally, we planned to start construction in August, but for various reasons, that didn’t work out.
Now, we finally have the first site meeting with the construction manager scheduled for next week.
However, I have concerns about whether it makes sense to start building at this time of year. Maybe it would be better to wait until spring?
We are building a solid masonry house with a basement. My worry is that if the weather turns bad and the roof isn’t finished by Christmas, a lot of water and frost could affect the building materials over the winter.
What do you think? Should we start now or wait?
We are not under any time pressure.
Originally, we planned to start construction in August, but for various reasons, that didn’t work out.
Now, we finally have the first site meeting with the construction manager scheduled for next week.
However, I have concerns about whether it makes sense to start building at this time of year. Maybe it would be better to wait until spring?
We are building a solid masonry house with a basement. My worry is that if the weather turns bad and the roof isn’t finished by Christmas, a lot of water and frost could affect the building materials over the winter.
What do you think? Should we start now or wait?
We are not under any time pressure.
RobsonMKK schrieb:
I actually think the opposite... Summer means high humidity and poor screed drying. That was poorly expressed by me – I meant the move-in as advantageous. If construction starts in November and the shell is completed by mid-December, I wouldn’t expect screed drying in summer now, more likely March or April, right?
Hmm, we started construction in mid-March and had the screed installed by mid-July. It could have theoretically gone faster if we had done less ourselves. We’re glad our own work coincided with spring and summer: much longer daylight hours, no cold drafts while chasing slots for hours, lucky weather (very dry) which meant little mud tracked into the house, no half-frozen hands when cleaning the outdoor water tap, and exterior plastering was without issues (requires 5 degrees Celsius (41°F)), allowing relatively quick removal of the scaffolding...
Of course, it’s possible to start building in winter as well, and nobody can control sunshine or rain, but we’re happy it worked out in spring. :-)
Of course, it’s possible to start building in winter as well, and nobody can control sunshine or rain, but we’re happy it worked out in spring. :-)
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