The Schedule for a Typical Home (place date and duration for each task)

1. Notify the following: The building permit and Zoning departments of the locality where the lot is located, the community association if any, the financial institution which will finance the construction loan, the insurance agency which will provide liability insurance, the general contractor and individual subcontractors, the water/sewer and sanitary authority of the locality, the surveyor and the building inspector.
2. Site Cleaning and Excavations: Telephone the excavation contractor to confirm work schedule.
3. Cut or grade entrance road or driveway
4. Install culverts, spread crushed stone, etc.
5. Clear building site and material storage area
6. Dig basement excavation (if needed), haul or store dirt
7. Water Well: Call water well contractor to confirm work schedule
8. Drill water well
9. Septic System and Drain Field: Call septic contractor to confirm work schedule
10. Install septic tank and drain field
11. Temporary Utilities: Call contractors and utilities to confirm work schedule
12. Install temporary toilet facilities
13. Install temporary electricity
14. Install temporary telephone
15. Schedule the plumber for the stub-up plumbing if it is going to be a slab foundation
16. Schedule the necessary inspections as needed
17. Footings or slab: Call foundation contractors and confirm work schedule
18. Purchase and order delivery of foundation form materials
19. Schedule delivery of concrete
20. Locate and dig footings and pier pads.
21. Prepare the house pad
22. Prepare the foundation form
23. Install access pipe for under-foundation utilities
24. Call for footing inspections
25. Pour concrete foundation footings and pier pads
26. Termite Protection: Call contractor and confirm work schedule
27. Apply termite protection chemicals
28. Foundation: Call concrete contractor to confirm work schedule
29. Order the foundation materials (2x's, 1x4's, rebars, stirrups, vapor barrier, mastic, corner bars, metal dowels, barties, anchor bolts, ...)
30. Telephone surveyor to conduct form survey
31. Prepare foundation form
32. Telephone plumber to dig and install stup-up plumbing and waste drain pipe
33. Schedule foundation inspection
34. Pour concrete foundation
35. Install waterproofing, parging or insulation
36. Subfloor: Call carpentry contractor to confirm work schedule
37. Install subfloor, beams, posts as required
38. Backfill and Rough Grade: Call excavation contractor to confirm work schedule
39. Backfill around foundation
40. Rough grade slope for lawn

To be continued...