Most frustration on building projects comes from not knowing what should be happening this week. The sequence below is the pattern almost every domestic build follows, and understanding it makes progress far easier to read.
Setting out and groundworks
Setting out, excavation, foundations, drainage connections and the slab. Slow, invisible, and the part building control watches most closely.
Superstructure
Brick and block to damp course and above, structural steel, roof structure and weathering. The point where the project suddenly looks real.
First fix
Once watertight, electrics, plumbing, heating and any structural carpentry are roughed in, followed by insulation and boarding.
Plaster and drying
Plaster needs time. Rushing decorators onto fresh plaster is the classic cause of cracking and patchy paintwork.
Second fix and snagging
Sockets, switches, sanitaryware, doors, skirtings, flooring, then a walk-through with a written snag list before final invoice.