Drywall Inspection
The finished quality of your drywall will have a large impact on the beauty of your home. That is why the drywall inspection and drywall punch-out will be such critical stages in your construction process. Your drywall inspection should be a three stage process. You need to implement a drywall inspection before drywall, so [...]
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Concrete
How to Calculate Concrete
How to Calculate Concrete
Remember: 1 Cubic Yard of Concrete = 3′ x 3′ x 3′ = 27 cubic feet = 46,656 cubic inches
Calculate Concrete Yardage
This is an exercise aimed at a real world example of how to calculate concrete yardage needed to order for your slab placement. The given’s for this exercise in how to [...]
Foundation
Brickledge
Brick Ledge
If you are building your own home, then you probably know that installing a brick ledge during the foundation stage of construction is one of the requirements which you will incur. This section is to teach you about the brick ledge and the checklist for ensuring the brick ledge is done properly.
Typically, the brick [...]
Landscaping
Myths & Realities About Tree Roots
Myth: Tree roots can grow as deeply as the crown is tall
Reality: Most tree roots grow within 3 feet of the soil surface.
Myth: A tree’s root zone extends only as far as the edge of the canopy.
Reality: Tree roots can extend far beyond the tree’s crown and occupy anywhere from two to ten times the [...]
Landscaping
Tree Preservation Checklist
Any trees to be removed must have all roots taken out and the resulting hole back-filled and compacted with suitable fill dirt. Compaction must achieve a minimum 95% of standard proctor density.
If trees are to remain on the property, care should be taken not to disturb the root system or understory within a radius of [...]
Landscaping
Tree Preservation
When building a house, tree preservation is going to be a key aspect in the overall outcome of your homes appearance, value, and landscape beauty. It is ideal to keep as many trees on your lot as possible. If I were to estimate the value of a full grown tree, it would be from $2000 [...]
Masonry
Bricklaying
Typically, during home construction, the bricklaying phase of construction will be following the Insulation Inspection approval.
The material for this job consists of brick, mortar sand and galvanized steel lintels. Ensure the quantity of brick for the job matches the take-off (understand your suppliers packaging process, i.e. – brick company #1 has 464 bricks/cube while brick [...]
Insulation
Third-Party Insulation Inspection
When building your own home, the insulation inspection process should be one that matters. The insulation in your home is what keeps your bills low from saving energy. It keeps you warm in the winter, and cold in the summer.
So after the house has received batt insulation and the polyseal insulation has been completed, it [...]
Garage
Garage Door Installation
Install garage doors on houses with attached garages after sheetrock is complete. Jobs with detached garages should get garage doors after shingles. The material for this work should be provided by the installation contractor.
The garage door contractor installs the door track, places the door panels in the tracks and bolts them together, installs the springs [...]