Browse Forums Building A New House Re: does anyone have a lock up list? 2Dec 03, 2008 7:39 am That's a great idea, would make a good sticky.
regards sean Re: does anyone have a lock up list? 3Dec 03, 2008 8:50 am This is from my$imonds an application $imonds put together for each person who buys from them:
*Roof Cover *Insulation *Bricks, Brick Hardware & Sand delivered *Bricklayed *Eave Materials *Cladding *Straighting of internal walls *Skylights (if applicable) *Windows (this could be done in the stage earlier, each builder does it differently) * Fascias & Gutters *external doors It summarizes it by say, at this stage we proceed to 'lock' up you house complete the shell of the house! Hope that helps Re: does anyone have a lock up list? 5Dec 03, 2008 12:13 pm For us I think garage door would not be installed at lockup - that was indicated in our contract This is because tradies still access and so the builder leaves the garage door till the last stage. Re: does anyone have a lock up list? 6Dec 03, 2008 12:25 pm yes, I think you can be at lock up without garage door being on? I can't even remember back that far But it might ba that as long as you can't get inside (ie as longas they have a locked door on the access from garage to house) then it might be at lockup.
Have they hit you with an invoice yet brittany? might be the best way of knowing! Re: does anyone have a lock up list? 7Dec 03, 2008 1:25 pm Nah garage door tends to be in the final stage along with things like fly screens and door knobs and robe doors etc.
The next stage (fixing) tends to be quite quick, its the plaster, stairs if applicable, kitchen and vanity installation, plumbing and electrical rough in! you'll find most things are done in the 'final' stage, you'll get to that stage real quickly but its the longest stage, most frustrating cause your sooo close yet so far! 1 4979 I've just built 3 stairs off a landing out the back and been told by the private certifier I need hand rails sorry tried to attach a pic but couldn't mine don't have sides… 5 5966 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 13411 |