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Check-Off List for House Building
| Find and Buy Land | |
| Arrange Financing for Land | |
| Put Your Current House on the Market | |
| Design/Purchase Blueprints | |
| Have Mechanical Contractor Check Prints for Feasibility | |
| Choose Colors (Interior and Exterior) | |
| Choose Cabinetry | |
| Choose Flooring | |
| Get Quotes (use other 'Quote Check') | |
| Sell House (try not to carry two mortgages) | |
| Rough Stake Out of House | |
| Meet with Surveyor. Survey Land | |
| Final Stake Out of House | |
| Meet with Excavator - get quote. | |
| Building Permits | |
| Services and Septic | |
| Electrician to Site | |
| Gas, Water, Cable and Phone Lines | |
| Order Complete Framing Package, & Windows & Doors | |
| Culvert and Gravel | |
| Excavate - Plus Driveway | |
| Septic and All Lines installed | |
| Crib and Pour Foundation | |
| Book Framer | |
| Sub-floor | |
| First House Draw for Funds | |
| Frame House, including Roof | |
| Windows and Doors | |
| Garage Doors - Lock Up Stage | |
| Second Draw for Funds | |
| Roofer | |
| Soffit & Fascia | |
| Mechanical | |
| Electrical | |
| Interior Walls - Insulation and Drywall | |
| Basement Floor - Cement Finishing | |
| Stairs | |
| Lighting Preparation | |
| Fireplaces | |
| Ceiling and Painting | |
| Lighting Installed | |
| Flooring | |
| Cabinetry | |
| Plumbing | |
| Countertops | |
| Appliances | |
| Interior Doors and Trim | |
| Exterior Finish | |
| Final Draw for Funds | |
| Establish New Mortgage | |
| Decks and Patios | |
| Window Treatments | |
| Landscaping | |
| Driveway Surface |
N.B. When the Mortgage Rates
are really low, you might be better off completing the Decks, Driveway,
basic Landscaping, etc. in the mortgage amount. It's more difficult to come
up with the extra cash for the completion projects later than it is to pay a
slightly higher mortgage now.
( To Celebrate Your New Home!)
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