THE STAGES OF A HOUSE CONSTRUCTION

 

Having a house built is an increasingly accessible dream. Nevertheless, a construction site for a house must be planned and followed with care. Otherwise, you will find yourself entangled in endless work. Administrative procedures, preliminary studies, plans, and construction of the site must be carefully prepared, planned, and monitored.

Why plan your construction site?

Several scenarios may arise in the planning of the work:

suppose one benefits from a Single-Family Home Construction Contract. In that case, the builder provides the site planning and undertakes to respect the construction schedule, delays in stages, and delivery is the subject of penalties.

If we call on a project manager or if we entrust the project management to an architect, it is they who must provide the planning of the work

if one assumes both the owner's role (the one who places the orders) and the project manager (the one who have they carried out), one is led to carry out the planning of the work and the coordination between different companies. This presupposes serious skills in the matter,

if you are a self-builder, you assume all of the construction tasks, including the planning you impose on yourself or that you impose on any companies taking charge of certain parts of the site. The average total duration of a single-family house construction site is estimated at fifteen months. 

What is good site planning?

Good site planning considers the time required for each stage (in consultation with the professionals concerned). It is, therefore, necessary to evaluate the delays:

·         obtaining administrative authorization,

·         ordering and delivery of materials, products, and equipment,

·         of carrying out the work.

We can thus establish a precise chronology of the various stages of the construction site. The ideal, once this information is gathered, is to enter everything in an Excel table, which will allow you to visualize this schedule as well as possible. Stellar Homes are the best developer in Dubai.

What are the steps to include in a home construction schedule?

Step 1: Prepare

The first step for a house construction site is to lay the project's foundations: desires, budget, and reality on the ground must be taken into account. It is a stage of preparation for the site itself, and it lasts from three to four months.

At this stage, it is necessary to plan:

·         the drawing up of plans by an architect or the choice of a house model from a builder,

·         the possible signing of the construction contract,

·         the verification of the insurance and civil liability of all the parties concerned, prime contractor (they are implicit in the event of a CMI contract),

·      the application for a building permit at the town hall (it is the builder who takes care of it if a construction contract has been signed),

·         the decision information in the town hall on local conditions (obligation to lightning, water quality, etc.)

·         the damage-book insurance claim with their the insurance company or a specialized insurer (usually the manufacturer offers an insurer if a construction contract was signed)

Step 2: Follow

The second step of a project is the realization of it:

·         if we use a single-family home builder, it is he who is in charge of operations,

·         if we have dealt with a project manager or an architect in charge of project management, it is normally up to them also to monitor the site, but as we will generally have signed contracts with various stakeholders, it is necessary and important to be aware of it and to follow up regularly;

·         if you take on a project manager's role, you have to ensure all the site's monitoring and coordination (this is obvious when you are a self-builder ).

·         This step includes:

·         the earthwork and excavation,

·         the laying of the basement slab and the construction of the foundations,

·         the construction of the shell (walls, frames, roof, foundations): the house is waterproof when the "out of water" and "out of air" setting is completed,

·         the installation of the exterior joinery (which marks the setting "outside the air"),

·         the realization of a permeability test,

·         the insulation and installation of interior partitions,

·         the connection to the networks (water, gas, electricity),

·         the completion of the finishes (floor and wall coverings, fitting out of the bathroom and the kitchen, heating, etc.).  You can get help from a real estate company for your house construction.

Step 3: Accept

Once the site is finished, you must take delivery of the work. It is a legal process that marks the beginning of the periods covered by insurance and guarantees:

·         perfect completion guarantee (1 year),

·         guarantee of perfect functioning (2 years),

·         ten-year guarantee and structural damage insurance (10 years).

A careful inspection must be carried out, and it may be a good idea to have a professional accompany you. The site's acceptance is confirmed by a report, the official form of which can be obtained on the internet.