1 Choose Your Home Building Site
When prospecting for a site to build your new home choose the site with the assistance of a general contractor, real estate agent, architect, or engineer.

2 Have Your Designer Design Your Home Plans
The architectural team will draw up your home plans to meet state and local regulations.

3 Review the Home Plans
The architect reviews the home building plans and schedules with the clients.

4 Obtain Permits
The architect or home builder applies for the necessary building permits

5 Land Clearing
The excavator uses heavy equipment to clear the land of trees, shrubbery, and brush and a driveway access is created to your home building site.

6 Home Layout
A general contractor or engineer layouts out the home location.

7 Installation of Septic, Well and other Utilities Begins
Utility installation often begins now although your project coordinator may leave these items toward the end of the home construction.

8 Excavation
Excavators and heavy equipment begin the excavation preparing the land for the footings.

9 Footings
The general contractor or the mason contractor pours the footings. In heavy populated areas your footing contractor may be a subcontractor for the foundation wall contractor.

9 Foundation Walls
Two common foundation wall types are block foundation and poured concrete foundation walls. Your concrete floor is commonly poured after the forms are stripped for the foundation walls.

10 Back-fill
The excavator back-fills after the foundation walls are poured. Some contractors prefer to have the floor joists set prior to this back-fill to tie the walls together.

11 Floor Framing
Carpenters or a framing crew frame the floor joists and apply decking material to the floor joists.

12 Wall Framing
Carpenters or framers build exterior walls. Interior walls are often constructed at this stage although the interior partition walls may also be built after the roof is framed.

13 Roof Framing
The carpenter now frames the roof complete with sheathing. The walls may also be sheathed at this point if they were not sheathed during the wall framing stage. Decorative rakes and fascia boards may be added at this stage if adding a little extra style to your home is desired.

14 Framing Inspection
Your building inspector inspects all phrases of construction at this point. Be sure to review the inspection schedule with your local building inspector as there may be many additional inspections required prior to this.

15 Roofing
When the home is ready for the roofing, the general contractor or the roofing contractor apply the shingles. Asphalt, fiberglass, cedar, and slate shingles are options with metal shingles and metal panels becoming increasingly popular.

16 Window and Exterior Door Installation
Carpenters now install your windows and exterior doors. If you choose to go with an exterior (rigid) insulation to increase the R-value of your home this will be installed after the window and exterior door installation.

17 Siding Installation
The builder or siding contractor now applies the siding for your new home. Popular options include vinyl, aluminum, and cedar siding. When incorporating vinyl and cedar siding adding a decorative shake style siding for the gables is becoming increasingly popular.

18 HVAC Work
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) is now installed. In some areas the HVAC contractor may be the same as the plumbing contractor.

19 Plumbing Installation
At this point in the construction process the plumber installs the rough plumbing.

20 Electrical
The electrical contractor now installs the rough electrical work including the breaker panel, wiring and boxes.

21 Insulation
The insulation contractor or the general contractor insulates the walls. The ceiling is also insulated in vaulted areas if there is no attic access to this area. The ceiling is more commonly insulated after the drywall stage with blown in insulation.

22 Drywall Installation
A drywall contractor which may be your general contractor now installs your drywall. Drywall is also commonly referred to as Sheetrock or gypsum wall board.

23 Drywall Finishing
The drywallers tape the joints with drywall compound after the drywall is installed. They then apply up to 2 additional coats of drywall compound over the tape and corner beads.

24 Painting
Wall painting may be accomplished at this stage, or be completed after the finish trim installation.

25 Cabinet and Finish Trim Installation
The finish carpenter now installs the cabinets and trim boards including the baseboard and window casing. Decorative crown moldings remain popular in kitchen and dining rooms.

26 Flooring Installation
There are many popular flooring styles to choose from. Having a variety of finished floor styles is very common with the flooring styles including laminate, vinyl, hardwood, and tile flooring.

27 Finish Plumbing
The finish plumbing includes setting the sink, bath fixtures, showers, tubs, and toilets.

28 Finish Electrical
The electrician completes the finish electrical work at this time including installing the outlets, switches, and light fixtures.

29 Finish HVAC
The cover plates are now installed over the registers and air returns for the HVAC system. If a fireplace is desired in your home your HVAC contractor often installs fireplaces with the quote for the HVAC work.

30 Final Concrete Work
The driveway and final concrete work include the sidewalks, optional concrete front porch, garage floor, and pads for hot tubs.

31 Decks
Deck construction now takes place by the general contractor. Hot tubs are often incorporated into deck designs. Be sure to discuss the potential placement of a hot tub onto your deck with your contractor as the immense weight requires additional framing stipulations.

32 Landscaping
The landscapers plant shrubs and trees with the grass or sod for your new lawn to add a finishing touch.

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Siding Style/Type = Heartland Vinyl Autumnwood Collection

Siding Width = Double 5"

Siding Color = Clay

Trim Color Verified– White Eves, Fascia, Drip edge

Garage Door Trim/ Color Verified/ Match Siding

Siding Lap Exposure- 5”

Corner Style /Color Verify/ Match Siding/ White or Alternative Color

Fascia Style/ Width 6” White

Fascia Material– 2 x 6 wrapped w/ White Aluminum
(Fascia Moldings- Fascia Cove- Fascia Crown- Fascia bed)
Typically Are Not included— add as desired

Soffit Style/ Width Gable/ Verify Per Plans and w/ Customer
Example: 6” Gable, 12” Eve

Soffit Style/ With Eve edges— Metal -Vented Eves/ Solid Gables

Windows– Square/ Level– Verify Type with Customer

Gutters- Note- May be another Installer– Not figured

Shutters/Locations/color— Verify if desired

Neat Metal Bends, Flashing as needed, Drip Edge Fastened as needed

Brick Mold Wrapped

Z Flashing installed /deck locations as applicable

Brick/ stone Locations Verified/ Flashing in Locations as necessary- 4’ up only not per plan

“J” Channel Corners—Neat- Windows/ Door Openings

Verify & Confirm Overlap directions

Clean UP of Site &
Cleaning of Installed Materials at Project Completion

Home Owner— We would encourage you to walk around with the siding sub-contractor and Verify that everything is to your satisfactory before signing this form.
Siding Crew— Note: This Form must be signed by Homeowner or Contractor to receive Payment.

Date- ________

Signature- _______

Framing Work Labor Materials Subcontractor Total

Bolts
Joist Hangers
Nails
Post Bases
Post Caps
Other Fasteners
Foundation Vents
Rafter Vents
Layout
Wall Frame Layout
Wall Frame Mud-sill
Walls, Cripple Studs
Walls, 2x4's
Walls, 2x6's
Walls, other
Beams
Posts
Headers, Doors
Headers, Windows
Wall Tie ins
Plumbing and line
Ceiling Frame Layout
Ceiling Ledgers
Ceiling Joists
Ceiling Blocking
Ceiling Tie Ins
Floor Frame Layout
Floor Ledgers
Floor Girders
Floor Beams
Floor Joists
Floor Rim Joists
Floor Blocking
Truss System as Applicable
Roof Frame Layout
Roof Ridge
Roof Rafters
Roof Purlins
Roof Collar Ties
Skylights
Fascia
Soffit
Blocking
Plywood/ OSB Sub-floor
Plywood/ OSB Wall Sheathing
Plywood/ OSB Roof Sheathing
Furring/ Drywall
Blocking/ Drywall
Blocking/ Accessories
Blocking/ Base
Blocking/ Miscellaneous
Other

R.O. Opening Sizes Verified

Ceiling Texture Verified.

Wall Texture Verified.

Adhesive and right amount of fasteners are on all sheets.

All Fasteners not covered by Corner Bead or at corners are shanks or screw fasteners.

Closet Opening / Wrap desired-

Window Style Wrap desired-

Garage Drywall/ Finishing Desires were Verified.

Verify— All Insulation desired is in place. (Floor, Ceiling)
Verify— All Electrical is in place.
Verify— All Phone & Internet Lines are installed.
Verify— All Cable Lines are installed.
Verify- Central Vacuum System installed as applicable-
Verify– Speaker Wire runs– Installed as applicable-
Verify- R. O. ’s were double checked by contractor.
Verify— Framing Rough In Inspection has been approved.

All Outlets, Switches, Lights, etc… are marked on sheet in cased one is missed.

Windows & Door Openings – Plumbed/ Leveled.

Brick/ stone Locations Verified — Drywall tight

Nice Corners - Windows / Door Openings

Wall to wall Sheets as possible

Eliminate Joints over windows as possible

Verify & Confirm Information w/ Contractor/ Homeowner when in doubt.

Clean Up of Site &
Cleaning of Installed Materials at Project Completion

Home Owner — We would encourage you to walk around with the sub-contractor / Contractor and Verify that everything is to your satisfactory before signing this form.
Drywall Crew — Note: This Form must be signed by Homeowner or Contractor to receive Payment.

Date- ________

Signature- _______

The above items should be cleaned (But not limited to these items) before leaving the remodeling job site.

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Your insurance company may cover your housing expenses. Seek to be reimbursed for these expenses. Keep in mind payments do not cover lost wages.

Should a police report be filed?
Yes. Most cases require a police report.

Should I show the insurance company my receipts?
Yes. Displaying documentation really helps. If these documents survived the fire have them ready. Receipts, owner's manuals, warranties, appraisals, and photographs.

Should I start making repairs to my home right away?
No. Talk to your insurance adjuster and do not make repairs until the adjuster has reviewed your damages.

What is a deductible?
This is the amount you pay as your part of the loss. The insurance company will pay over your deductible amount if your loss was covered.

How can I determine what I have lost in the fire?
Make a list.
Check it twice. Thrice is better :-)
Be accurate. State the manufactures, brand names, and the purchase location and dates of purchases.

To make this process easier divide your list into categories such as dividing your home by rooms. Photographs and video tapes and personal property inventories are also resource gold mines during the item listing process.

Should I throw damaged items away?
No. First confer with your insurance carrier agent and wait until damages have been assessed and your claim report is processed.

My vehicle was destroyed. Is this covered?
Your vehicle will be covered if you have comprehensive insurance.

Also contact your insurance agent or company representative.

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