Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jan 24, 2011 7:02 pm guys I am kinda new to this whole housebuilding thing can you guys explain to me what are the stages called of building a haouse and what they mean. I know there is a stage that was mentioned as a lock up and framing, can you tell me the whole process what comes first and what comes last in the building of a house and what is done in these processes. I would like to know for I may use some of it for a school assignment. Re: Kinda new here, maybe need help in knowing what the stag 2Jan 25, 2011 2:51 pm This is what my contract says: base stage means- (a) in the case of a home with a timber floor, the stage when the concrete footings for the floor are poured and the base brickwork is built to floor level; (b) in the case of a home with a timber floor with no base brickwork, the stage when the stumps, piers or columns are completed; (c) in the case of a home with a suspended concrete slab floor, the stage when the concrete footings are poured; (d) in the case of a home with a concrete floor, the stage when the floor is completed; (e) in the case of a home for which the exterior walls and roof are constructed before the floor is constructed, the stage when the concrete footings are poured; frame stage means the stage when a home's frame is completed and approved by a building surveyor; lock-up stage means the stage when a home's external wall cladding and roof covering is fixed, the flooring is laid and external doors and external windows are fixed (even if those doors or windows are only temporary); fixing stage means the stage when all internal cladding, architraves, skirting, doors, built-in shelves, baths, basins, troughs, sinks, cabinets and cupboards of a home are fitted and fixed in position. completion means the building works are complete in accordance with the contract documents. I copied most of this from Austlii http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/ ... 5/s40.html There are also the pre contract stages which would vary from builder to builder. View our blog at: http://room4acubby.blogspot.com/ Ask yourself if the insurance company will be aware of the Reno. 4 7368 6 55344 XCEM Alpha flooring seems to relatively new and I could not found any reviews. Have you or someone you know have used it and would recommend over other subfloor options?… 2 7587 |