Hi everyone,
Our shell construction including the brickwork will be completed by the end of August. To gain some extra time later on, I’m interested in what you have planned or carried out in terms of the sequence of trades and the timing.
The carpenter and roofer are basically ready and would start immediately after the shell is finished. At the same time, I would have the measurements for the windows taken (windows have a delivery time of about 3 weeks). What would you, for example, already have done or schedule during the window delivery time, so that I can gain some time later on?
The same applies, of course, later during the drying phase of the screed.
Looking forward to your ideas and inspiration.
Best regards & thanks
Piotr
Our shell construction including the brickwork will be completed by the end of August. To gain some extra time later on, I’m interested in what you have planned or carried out in terms of the sequence of trades and the timing.
The carpenter and roofer are basically ready and would start immediately after the shell is finished. At the same time, I would have the measurements for the windows taken (windows have a delivery time of about 3 weeks). What would you, for example, already have done or schedule during the window delivery time, so that I can gain some time later on?
The same applies, of course, later during the drying phase of the screed.
Looking forward to your ideas and inspiration.
Best regards & thanks
Piotr
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Piotr198121 Jul 2020 11:03Müllerin schrieb:
Why should paving be damaged just because people walk on it? That’s what it’s for...
Of course, you wouldn’t pave a barbecue area in the garden corner if a digger still needs to pass through... but the access path? I’ve only seen it done this way with some neighbors, who all completed the paving work at the very end. So I assumed that’s how it’s usually done ♂️ I’m open to any tips or suggestions.
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Grillhendl21 Jul 2020 11:03By “space,” I meant the general access to the building site, without interfering with the trades.
In our case, they could have parked nearby easily if we had planned to pave.
Well, what do you mean by “affected”? Heavy machinery should be able to get through... but that’s usually not needed for the interior work anyway.
We have now covered the path to the house with OSB boards and placed the obligatory pallet in front of the door... We really could have done that much earlier.
We want to build a dry stone wall around the house, but when we had time, the house was still standing, and we had planned to use its rubble stones for the wall.
And now we still have so much work inside that the pallet and OSB will probably still be there through the winter :-(
In our case, they could have parked nearby easily if we had planned to pave.
Well, what do you mean by “affected”? Heavy machinery should be able to get through... but that’s usually not needed for the interior work anyway.
We have now covered the path to the house with OSB boards and placed the obligatory pallet in front of the door... We really could have done that much earlier.
We want to build a dry stone wall around the house, but when we had time, the house was still standing, and we had planned to use its rubble stones for the wall.
And now we still have so much work inside that the pallet and OSB will probably still be there through the winter :-(
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Grillhendl21 Jul 2020 11:07Piotr1981 schrieb:
I’ve only seen this with a few neighbors, who all completed the paving work right at the end. So I assumed that’s just how it’s supposed to be ♂I always wonder why it’s handled that way in most cases. Sometimes I get the feeling that for many, the house build is considered finished once the house itself is done, and the outdoor landscaping isn’t really taken into account.P
Piotr198121 Jul 2020 11:27Grillhendl schrieb:
By space I meant the general access to the building plot, without affecting the trades. I understand, thanks!
They could have parked nearby without any problems if we had planned to do paving.
Grillhendl schrieb:
Okay, what do you mean by affected? Heavy machinery should definitely be able to get through there, but that is usually not needed for the interior work anyway. I expect the shell construction to be finished around mid-September, including the roof and brickwork / windows by the end of September.
Would you then start working on the outdoor areas?
I know some people who did this quite late because they were waiting for the road to be completed.
We had it done fairly early because we were tired of the mess. Afterwards, the others were actually a bit jealous of us...
The connection to the road was done well by the road construction team – our curb was removed and one from the road was used instead. It wasn’t a big deal, though, as I was able to use those pieces elsewhere.
It might be a good idea to keep a few paving stones aside in case one gets damaged during such work.
We had it done fairly early because we were tired of the mess. Afterwards, the others were actually a bit jealous of us...
The connection to the road was done well by the road construction team – our curb was removed and one from the road was used instead. It wasn’t a big deal, though, as I was able to use those pieces elsewhere.
It might be a good idea to keep a few paving stones aside in case one gets damaged during such work.
Piotr1981 schrieb:
I expect the shell of the building to be finished around mid-September including the roof and brickwork, with the windows installed by the end of September. Would you basically start working on the exterior landscaping then?Do you want to do it yourself or have it done?
If yourself: sure, look for and order the right stones, as long as you have space to store them.
If hired out: sure, but if you don’t have a contractor yet, it probably won’t happen on such short notice.
Definitely do it so that when the rainy weather starts, the mess in front of the house is minimized.
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