Construction Sequence

Building a house is similar to managing a project. And what you most need is a virtual planner to make a proper schedule of all the things to do, to make your dream come true.

Check out the 52 Weeks Construction Sequence given below. Follow the ideal time-frames allotted for each of the construction phases and activities. You can make your own customized plan right from conceptualization to the house warming ceremony.

So get started!

Building a house is similar to managing a project.

It is vital to know both the time required for each element in each of the construction phases, as also the activities that could be carried out parallely at different points of the schedule.

The attempt here is to guide you from conceptualization right through to the house warming ceremony. The link below gives you the indicative time required for a 1000 sq. ft. ground floor construction.

52 Weeks Schedule

Planning
     
 
Planning Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Purchase of land and Registration 1 4 4
Consulting Engineer / Architect, Design Drawing, Approval from authority 2 12 7
 
     
Arrangements
     
 
Arrangements Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Time Schedule and Monthly Cash Outflow 10 11 2
Contractor Selection 10 11 2
 
     
Construction
     
 
Construction : Level 1 Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Borewell 12 12 1
Excavation as per drawing 13 15 3
Footing/Foundations* 16 17 2
Pillars/Columns (Up to plinth level) 18 19 2
Soil filling in trenches and
compaction till ground level
19 19 1
Plinth Construction* 20 21 2
Pillars up to lintel level* 22 23 2
Lintel* 24 27 4
Pillars up to roof level* 26 27 2
Soil filling and compaction till
plinth level
26 27 2
Roof Slab* 28 32 5
 
     
 
Construction : Level 2 Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Brick Work & Curing 28 34 7
Ducts for electrical wiring 35 36 2
Frames for doors & windows 35 35 1
Plastering & Curing 37 39 3
Water Treatment, Heat Treatment 40 40 1
 
     
  *Including reinforcement, shuttering, concreting, curing, deshuttering  
     
Furnishing
     
 
Furnishing Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Flooring/Tiling 41 44 4
Electrical Wiring 43 45 3
Water Supply, Sanitary & Plumbing 45 47 3
Doors & Windows 45 47 3
Painting 48 51 4
Connections for electricity and drainage 50 51 2
Inside furnishing 51 52 2
 
     
Finalisation
     
 
Finalisation Start Week Finish Week Total Weeks
Completion/Occupancy Certificate 52 52 1
 
     


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