So we're building our house. We just finished the sheet rock on the inside and the brick on the outside. All the plumbing, a.c., and electrical rough ins are done.

What's next? I would guess they would come in and paint and then floors and then trim etc.. but have no clue!

 

I am a homebuilder. There are a few different scenarios and different ways to do things but I am going to tell you how I schedule my homes. After sheetrock I schedule cabinets and trim. Followed by paint. Then tile and countertops. Then you get all the trimouts (plumbing/lighting/ac/etc.)

 

In the custom homes I've worked on after the s/r is completely finished, the remaining order would be: all the tile floors, woodwork (cabinets, doors & trim), countertops/backsplashes, paint/stain, plumbing/elec fixtures, carpet/wood flooring.

I'm probably leaving some stuff out but you get the idea.

 

Considering yours is being built by a production builder, the next thing will be texture, trim, then paint. Followed by cabinets, countertops, vinyl, plumbing trim, electrical trim, and the last should be carpet. Depending on the options, a tile floor, tile back splash, or tub surround may come in there before plumbing trim. That's the norm for most Texas builders but there is nothing set in stone as to the actual building processes. I've even seen different schedules in the same company.

I'd suggest looking the house over pretty tight right now. Make sure all electric outlets are in the right locations, ceiling or wall fixtures have not been covered up, and stereo outlets or TV cabling is installed, all exterior hose bibbs are there, all A/C vents cut open in each room, all sleeping rooms require a smoke alarm and can be easily covered up. Yeah, these things should have been checked off before it got this far but you'd be surprised just how sloppy drywall clowns can be. I've seen them cover ceiling lights, stereo speaker grilles, and I've even seen where they covered the windows and forgot to cut them out. Just give it a good look see. And if you have brick, make double sure there are weep holes every 3' and they aren't full of mortar. The mason should have left every third brick out so he could clean the brick ledge after he finished. Lazy masons don't do it. Brick does not stop rain water. Water goes thru brick and it appears to "weep" on the inside of the wall, run down onto the brick ledge and run out of the weep holes. If these are clogged, the water will be in the house along with mold, especially in the high humidity of Houston.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I was thinking it would be texture/trim/paint, then floors. We have tile backsplash and tile surround in the bathroom too. I'll have to go back tomorrow and check the weep holes in the brick and on a quick one-over I think pretty much all electrical outlets are properly cut out. I'll have to double check the wall height one in the gameroom/study for the wall mount t.v.

 

Well they textured today. So they will do trim before they put the floors in?

 

It depends on the flooring type. If carpet then yes. Hopefully, if it is wood or tile they will lay the floor then install the trim.

 

If they install the trim 1st, the tile setter can use a jamb saw to the trim/jambs at the appropriate height and slide the tile under the trim.

 

We give our clients a w/t date at this point which includes a cushion period to complete punch list items prior to closing. Here's our schedule:

Trim Delivery

1. Paint 2 days Trim and prime coat all walls
2. Trim including cab install 5 days depending on extra's -call for counter top template
3. Vinyl/Ceramic/Hardwood flooring 2-5 days depending on selections
4. Final Paint 4 days
5. Appliance Delv/a/c set 1 day
6. Counter top install 1 day
7. Finish plumb 2 days / light delivery
8. Finish Electric 1 day
9. Rough clean 1 day
10. Mirrors and shelving 1 day
11. Pre carpet prep 1 day
12. Carpet 2 days
13. Final Prep 2 days / Final inspection
14. Final Clean 1 day
15. Paint t-up 1 day / checklists
16. W/T (where you get to rip the house )
17. Punch list Items up to 5 days prior to close.

At some point prior to carpet concrete drive and city walks
Final Grade
Exterior Paint

Of course there are variables involved but on a basic straight Jane house you should be looking at 30-40 days to finish from drywall completion.

House it going anyways? Is your mother-in-law given' them hell or is it going pretty smooth?

 

True but the house that I bought (I did not build it) has tile up to about 1/4" from the trim and then grout up to the trim. It looks horrible! I installed tile and wood at my old house and I pulled the baseboards and installed new ones. They were the cheap building ones and we wanted nicer ones anyways.

 

They should have ran 1/4 round after tiling but cheap/poor quality builders don't (no offense).

 

It's going well. We had our inspector come out to check the wood quality and framing job. They passed with flying colors, using a grade 2 wood and the only things missing were joists in the smaller closets, anchor bolts (the contractor told me they don't do that unless in a high wind area) and a few other very minor things. Everything the inspector wrote was taken care of including things they don't normally do and verified by me. I'm really happy with the contractor. My mom gets picky, she was complaining about a 1/4" gap where 2 pieces of hardi-plank were butted up together (which was corrected by the contractor after I said something LOL).

So far Labnerd has gotten the process to the "T". I went yesterday and they were trimming out the rooms and had put the wood shelving in some of the closets. they also had all of the doors in with the molding around them.

The contractor told me he wanted to have a crew in there every day and the salesman told me once the cabinets go in ,there is about a month until closing. I'm excited watching it come together and seeing the different processes. My wife is excited but worried that she won't like something so she told me she won't get really excited until it is done and she can see it.

 

I agree. I am in the process of installing new base and it will be done correctly this time.

I laid down 1000 sf of engineered wood at my old house so I am very familiar with trimming door jambs, installing base, etc.

 

But then again, the cheapo/poor quality builder's use 1/4 round.

There is no need for 1/4 round WHATSOEVER if your tile setters are worth a damn. Shoe moulding is the way to go. Or do the tile first, then the base so you eliminate the need for shoe in the first place. I've trimmed houses ranging from $1-3 million homes and the only shoe moulding is for wood flooring.