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REMODELING 101
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Southfield
kitchen/sitting room addition. (Design: Jack Wettling,
AIA, New York City)
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We
hope you'll be excited about your building project, not stressed!
We make every effort to get your job done on time, and we keep
the job site as safe and as organized as we can.
First
We Plan
- Explore
feasibility of remodel/addition by assessing existing building,
including structural concerns, zoning/setbacks, electrical service,
plumbing, and so on.
- Make
design decisions:
- layout
and size of rooms
- floor
and wall finishes
- cabinets/built-ins/countertops
and hardware
- exterior
finishes (e.g., clapboard, shingle, painted, stained)
- plumbing
fixtures for baths and kitchen
- heating
system
- special
electric needs (e.g., specialty wiring and lighting)
- doors
and windows/skylights
- landscaping
- Draw
preliminary plans and send them out for takeoff (summary of materials
and prices); get bids for plumbing, electrical, carpentry, excavation
and site work, concrete (e.g., foundation, slab), and flooring
(including tile, carpet).
- Arrange
financing.
- Get
building permit and (if necessary) curb cut permit, septic plan,
and conservation commission and planning board approvals.
- Lay
out site with excavation sub, making sure concrete trucks and
delivery trucks can get to site.
Then
We Build
- Driveway
roughed in, tree work where necessary
- Excavation
and site work to prepare site for foundation; possibly installing
septic system, coordinated with plumbing sub
- Concrete
work: footings, then foundation walls, maybe slab; footings inspected
by building inspector; rough-in of radiant heat (if used) in slab
- Framing
(conventional "stick-built" or structural insulated
panels) for walls, floors, and roof; exterior doors and windows
installed; framing inspected
- House-wrap
and exterior doors and windows installed
- Roof
shingled to make house weather safe
- Rough-ins:
plumbing usually first, then electric; both inspected; heating
system usually roughed in with plumbing; plumbing connected with
septic
- Insulation
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gable-end addition ties in perfectly with existing
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Interior
walls/ceilings (drywall, plaster, wood paneling) installed
- Exterior
finishes (siding, trim, decks) usually done while drywallers,
electricians, and/or plumbers are working inside
- Heating
system completed (depending on kind of heat; could be done after
insulation)
- Interior
trim-out (e.g., installing interior doors, casings, baseboard,
moldings); if walls are to be plastered, trim goes on first
- Interior
painting
- Finish
electric (installing outlets, switches, lighting fixtures) and
inspection
- Finish
plumbing (installing toilets, sinks, faucets) and inspection;
often has to be coordinated with cabinet and countertop installation
- Installation
of cabinets, countertops, built-ins
- Interior
floor finishes (e.g., hardwood floors, tile, sheet vinyl)
- Exterior
painting, gutters
- Finish
grading outside, raking and seeding, landscaping
- Final
inspections for certificate of occupancy
- Final
cleanup
- Move
in and live happily ever after!
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