Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jun 06, 2016 1:49 pm Hey everyone, My mother and father in-law began building their house almost 2 years ago and now the project has stalled. They are not great at speaking english and have had help from their daughters, sons, nephews etc up until this point. I've decided to take control of the project as they have said its now urgent they get it finished so I'm after a bit of guidance of what I should be doing first. The house has been constructed. Its been rendered, gutters installed, windows installed and now its just missing a front door. How do I go about scheduling the internal features/fixtures (eg, kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, wall paint, everything else)? Plumbing, electrical and gas has all been done. I just need some sort of checklist to follow to be able to prioritise the jobs and set out a budget for them to complete it. Sorry if this sounds muddled. I really need some help to get the ball rolling but I dont know where to start. Thanks! Re: Guidance with schedule of work! 2Jun 06, 2016 2:23 pm Sounds like you are at lock up. This link will give you some ideas. http://anewhouse.com.au/2012/01/constru ... -4-fixing/ The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Guidance with schedule of work! 3Jun 10, 2016 5:33 pm for your bathrooms: plumbing and electrical rough in. So know bath location and orientation. Toilet type (different measurements for the waste) Shower size and drain type/location, taps and outlets. If using a screen or base. Should leave plumbing under pressure with caps on outlets. Check for leaks. Know where the vanity is going, type, size etc. Mirror location or cabinet or other. Work out the waste location. Think of the fall towards it in regards to how you will use your bath room. Power point location (there is a spec for distance from water) your light switch location, if you are using an 3 in 1 extraction fan, make up lighting or other. Carpenter to fit out and install bath if used and also any battens for roll holder, towel holder, hanging cabinets etc. Make sure you know your tile and grout selection. If external corners are being done or using an edging. Water stop to be fitted to floor. fit up insulation and wall linings. Finish off all joints. Clean up well. Make sure its marked where the fixtures are going. Make it idiot proof. Write clearly, big letters everything you know on the lining. Take photos of everything at this stage in case it gets covered. Always reference from a wall and floor, not just x marks here. Install internal door jamb. Make sure you know what you are using for architraves for your window and door frame. Mark this out around the door frame and window. Get your tiler on board to have a look and to quote. Know your heights for your tiling all the way around the bathroom and mark them out. Think where the cut tiles will be. Know if you are using a border or pattern with your tiling. Wet areas requiring water proofing. Get your certificate. Paint what is not getting covered in tiles. Get good quality paint. Don't skimp on coats either. Tiler will come and put in the screed. Make sure you have your floor waste and your shower waste. The tiler may need these to set into the screed. Tile away. Make sure you know what the offset will be for your measurements. Bed, adhesive and tile. After screed tiler does his thing. Make sure he leaves room for architraves, unless you are tricky and rebate your architraves. Make sure you know what silicon sealer he uses. Keep a tube for the carpenter and plumber. (same colour). Carpenter to fit vanity and top, cabinet and fixtures. fits off door and architraves. Remove door so it does not get damaged. Plumber fits off vanity and tapware. Fits up toilet and cistern. Floor wastes should be in at this stage. Eleco fits off switches and lighting. You fit door. You clean up and christen toilet. i probably missed something. Its cheaper to organise to get all the wet areas done at the same time. Just write a list in step by step for each area and try to match them up so your trades can do all areas one after the other. Add your kitchen in there too. Only difference really is the kitchen is installed first and then you call in the tiler to finish. ***edit if you want your vanity and top, cabinetry or fixtures tiled in you need to get it fitted between getting the floor done and the walls. *** Re: Guidance with schedule of work! 4Jun 10, 2016 5:53 pm Most of the house: plumbing, electrical, airconditioning, vacuum rough in. insulation and linings. Again mark out fixtures and document. Paint out. Electrical fit out. Door frames fitted. Allow for floor covering under door. I personally prime and paint architraves and skirting one coat each. I then top coat both edges and face leaving a track through the middle. I fit off the architraves for the windows, fill and paint and just cut the door architraves and skirting allowing a little more in length for the door frame if timber floor. Carpet and tiles I would fit off. I then fit the flooring. If not fitted I then fit off the architrave around door and then do the skirting. I fill and paint the skirting. I then fit off any wardrobes and blinds. With the kitchen have it in with the kick panel off so you can scribe it to the flooring. hope that close... Block of two storey townhouses requires painting on the roof. A brick parapet wall separates each unit and extends above the tiled roof. The parapet walls require sealing… 0 3503 I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. 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