New Homes Broken Arrow | Accuracy and Precision
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I’m going to read the 10 step construction process to building your Shaw home. We’ve provided this simple step-by-step guide to help. You know, what to expect. When you work with Shaw homes, we want you to be informed and educate about the process so that you can make the best decisions for your family’s needs. If you ever have a question or don’t understand any step, we’ll be there to help you through it all. So step one for your new homes broken arrow, preliminary matters after the purchase agreement is signed, but before we begin moving dirt, many things are beginning to happen. We’ll create a plot plan of your lot showing the location of the home on the property. The building plans will be submitted to the developer or architectural committee for their approval. Other plans will be submitted to the banks or to the appropriate city or county permit office with our application for a building permit, the banks would require building plans and specifications for a property appraisal prior to closing a Burke construction loan.
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Also, at this time we will order windows, doors and brick due to the nature of government bureaucracy. It is not unusual for these processes to take three to four weeks. Step two for your new homes broken arrow is a design studio appointment. Within three days after the ex execution of your purchase agreement, you should schedule an appointment with our design consultant to finalize the selections for your new home. This appointment should take place within two weeks from the signing of the purchase agreement. A timely selection process allows us to prepare the necessary purchase orders to start the building process as fast as possible. Please refer to your design studio addendum for complete details. Once all selections have been made, please refer to design studio, then numb for complete details. Once all selections have been made, we will schedule a plan review with your construction manager to review all the details.
Speaker 1: (02:14)
Step three, through your new homes broken arrow is the foundation. This stage begins with the creation of a level pad site. Pat evaluation is a very crucial in ensuring proper water drainage away from the structure. Next, the house lines are staked out on the lot in accordance with the plot plan. And then the footing is duck steel bars are installed through the fitting. A city inspector will then approve the fitting part point in concrete. Once the footing is poured, wood forms will be erected around the perimeter of the structure. These forums determined building size and finished floor elevation. Another critical step in ensuring proper drainage. Step four for your new homes broken is
Speaker 2: (02:59)
The rough end process. After the forms are in place, the footing plumber, the footing plumbers will rough and all water and drain lines at shell homes. We only use Wurzburg P E X water lines, which are far superior than copper and freeze protection. The plumbers will run the main water, sewer and gas lines to appropriate tie in the locations. At this time upon the plumber’s completion, the city inspection filter is brought in and installed inside the wood forms in leveled off approximately four inches below the tops of the forms. Any electrical lines that run beneath the slab are installed at this time. Next post-tension cables are installed in the steel bars. Extending from the footing are bent over into the slab area to tie the full footing and slab together. The fitting is cleaned to ensure proper placement of concrete and full structure is treated with a warrantied chemical termite protection.
Speaker 2: (03:57)
Another city inspection is done prior to pouring any concrete in upon inspection. The slab is poured in the forms are removed seven to 10 days after the slab was poured. The post-tension cables are tightened to 28,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. And then cut flush with the slab. Step five for your new homes, broken area is the exterior. Once the slab is poured, carpenters will begin the framing process during this stage. National PR substantial progress is made very quickly. Walls, headers, beams floor true, uh, truces and rafters are engineered to ensure proper structural properties throughout the dwelling. Many interior items and changes are left until the final stages of the framing process called punch out windows, doors and fireplaces are installed in cabinets ordered at this time. DuPont Tyvek house wrap is installed on the walls to protect your home against any moisture penetration.
Speaker 2: (04:51)
Brick ties are nailed on all services that will receive masonary to ensure that these walls are held tightly together. For framing roofing shingles are applied to the house in the dry step six for your new homes broken arrow is mechanical matters. After the roof is on, the plumbers will run. We’ll return to top out the home, running additional water and drain lines. As well as vent pipes in gas lines. They also install certain tubs and showers. At this time, all lines are pressurized to protect against possible leaks. Later, the furnaces are set in the duct work run through the house provision is made for return air flow to the furnaces and air handler, and also the condensing units, which will be installed outside later on bathroom. Fans are vented in the exterior at this time, the electricians will rough in the wiring for the breaker box switches receptacles in lights, heavy gauge wire will be run for cooking equipment and air conditioners. Recess. Light fixtures are installed at this date.
Speaker 3: (05:57)
As you as are your cable, TV and telephone outlets, all mechanical trades will have their rough and work inspected. And then a frame inspection is done to make sure no boards have been cut or move that could cause structural weakness upon all approvals installation is installed in the walls that will be insulated and inserted. Assessable ceilings. All holes in exterior walls are filled with Paula poly cell foam and maintain air tightness. Exterior masonry is normally installed about the same time. Step seven is drywall trim and painting sheet rock dry walls installed on all ceilings and walls. Then taped bedded and skinned wall. Texture is applied where indicated hardwood floors are installed next by first Lang plastic over the concrete slab, then installing five by eight plywoods the concrete LA or a 15 pound felt will top the plywood. And finally true hardwood floors are installed.
Speaker 3: (06:56)
Trim carpenters arrived to install the cabinets. Doors molding and mantles closets are laid out and installed to maximize their storage capacity painters take over in initially stain any necessary wood and then apply. Oil-based enamel to all other woodwork. Afterwards. These services are tightly taped and the walls and ceilings painted exterior landscaping, sod installation, guttering, and pouring of concrete driveways, sidewalks and porches may also begin. Now step eight is the interior finish kitchen and bathroom countertops and marble tubs and showers are installed as well as ceramic tile, floors and backsplash. Then plumbers will install fixtures and faucets. Next electricians we’ll install light fixtures, switches, receptacles, and appliances. Finally, garage door openers, security, keypads, shower, doors, mirrors, and hardware are installed to complete construction all prior to the installation of carpeting and applying the final coat to the hardwood floors. The ninth step for your new homes broken arrow is final detailing.
Speaker 3: (08:05)
After the carpets are installed and detailed cleaning takes place to make sure your home is an optimal move-in condition. Window screens are installed in final inspections. Take place your pre-closing walkthrough also takes place at this time. Your 10th and final step for your new homes broken arrow is that your new home has been constructed with hundreds of products found in nature and others that are manmade. Many of these products have moisture inherently in them, these characteristics and the changes of seasons cause expansion and contraction in many materials, therefore you should expect to see minor cracking and drywall in masonary surfaces. This is perfectly normal and avoidable as tens. If tens of weight now sits once where ground was empty and these surface problems are easily corrected with readily and available construction compounds and sealants Shaw homes, proactive warranty program requires all warranty professionals to contact you approximately 60 days after closing. And again, 11 months after closing to make sure any warranty needs are properly resolved at this time, you should make special note to file your homestead exemption on your property taxes. This can be done as soon as you receive your recorded deed. Back from the mortgage company at the county courthouse offices, this would complete your path to your new Shaw home that you started with your model to her financing Homesite reservation, price out purchase agreement, design studio plan review, building closing in all the proper information from our warranty department.
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