BUILD FLOW CHART

PHASE 1: DESIGN

Average Timeline: 2–4 Months

  • Initial design meeting with Trademark Homes and designer

  • Preliminary layout design with designer

  • Complete 3D walkthrough

  • Adjustments from final design meeting

  • Draft review + budget check against Schedule B

  • Construction drawings + sign off

  • Interior material selections can be started

PHASE 2: PRE-CONSTRUCTION

Average Timeline: 4–6 Weeks

  • Send final plans for window and door package and present to clients

  • Send final plan for engineering

  • Sign off on exterior selections

  • Send final plan for developer approval

  • Send final plans for plumbing and HVAC schematics

  • Documents collected and sent for energy modelling

  • Permit package submitted to municipality

  • Staking booked with surveyors

Average Timeline: 7–9 Months

  • Excavation

  • Footing and piles installation

  • Foundation walls and concrete pour

  • Subfloor installation

  • Backfill

  • Garage grade beam

  • Framing walls, floors, roof trusses

  • Doors, windows, shingles installation

  • Rough-in mechanical: plumbing, HVAC, electrical

  • Basement slab pour

  • Framing checkout

  • Basement framing

  • Exterior finishes: soffit, fascia, siding, trim

  • Pre-drywall walkthrough

  • Insulation installation

  • Drywall hanging, mudding, taping

  • Paint prime

  • Trim and wall details

  • Kitchen installation

  • Paint finishing

  • Flooring and tiling

  • Final plumbing and electric install

  • Baseboard and touch-ups

  • Possession Day

  • Move-In Day

ADDITIONAL ACREAGE STAGES

  • Dirt work

  • Services trenching and installation

  • Septic system installation

  • Well installation

  • Retaining walls construction

  • Road creation

  • Garage slab

  • Driveway and flatwork

  • Stucco and parging

  • Stone work

  • Decks, stairs, railing

  • Final grading

SEASONAL ITEMS

Items completed during or after construction depending on season.

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Developer Approval

  • Energy Model (energy efficiency certification)

  • Excavation (“The Big Dig”)

  • Foundation specifics and winter protection

  • Framing Checkout

  • Pre-Drywall Walkthrough

GLOSSARY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Rough-in Mechanical (plumbing, HVAC, electrical)

  • Drywall installation

  • Trim and Wall Details

  • Final Plumbing and Electrical Install

  • Baseboard and Touch-Ups