Home Construction Stages

Stage of Home Building Process or Works Involved In The Home Construction

In general, followings are the jobs are involved in the Home Construction Process:

1) Structural Construction: In this stage the structure of home is constructed and this is the most important phase of your house construction. One small mistake can lead towards a great hazard to you or your contractor. Some major breakups of structural construction are:

• Foundation,
• floor layout / plan,
• walls types,
• Door & Windows
• ceilings,
• roofs

Material required for structural construction of home is Cement, Steel, Blocks, and Sand, door & widows, roof material etc.
Construction equipments are procured by your contractor and it is not your headache.

Things you need to consider when starting structure of your home includes the direction of an entrance of home, height from the ground level, Wall thickness, roof height etc.



2) Electrical Works: At this stage various electrical work related decisions you have to finalize by discussing with your electric contractor before starting actual job. Such decisions are:

• What type of electrical wiring(internal or exposed),
• Points to be placed in each room according to your needs i.e. A.C. Connection, Water heater connection for bathroom, spices mixer, oven and stove connection for kitchen, other points like tube light, night lamps, fan, electric chandlers etc.

Accordingly your electrical contractor can give you electric material list to purchase from the market.

You can find some useful Home Wiring Tips at www.homewiringguide.com.

Electrical Material required for Home Wiring: Different type of wires (flexible wire, core wires, power cables etc. according to the requirements of different electrical applications mentioned above), switchboards, switches, distribution board, pipes etc.

3) House Plumbing Works: Fresh Water Supply and Drainage of used water:
For fresh water supply first you need to get main connection from municipal water authority in your area. Main line will come to main tank for water stock and then you need to lift this water to your distribution tank at terrace or top of your house. From distribution tank water will pass through distribution pipeline to various water applications like tub & showers in the bathrooms, dishwasher sink in the kitchen, toilets, washing machine, water line for gardening etc.

Home Water Supply Material includes Pipes for Main Line from govt. water line, valves, couplings, T’s, water basins, sinks, bath tubs, cocks etc.

For Drainage of used water, you need to be aware about the drainage guidelines of your municipal corporation ensuring the maintenance & cleaning friendly plumbing works. You need to make sure that the height of your house is just above sewage line, so as you can connect your drainage line to sewage without any hazard. Alternatively, you can check the possibility of using drainage water for your garden and landscaping by preparing own drainage system.

4) Finishing Jobs like flooring tiles, door & window polishing, wall plastering, painting etc.

5) Interior Decoration:

6) Garden and Landscaping: