Build a house without losing the thread
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A plan for a build that runs for months: where you are in the builder's schedule, what to choose before it slows things down, what each change costs, and what your builder is waiting for.
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We are building a house and I want to always know what comes next, what it will cost, and what the builder is waiting on from us.
Build me a small tool for the build, for me and my partner. Ask me the address or lot, the builder's contract price, the builder's schedule (phases and estimated dates) and our reserve for changes.
Home screen: which phase we are in, how far through the schedule we are, and the one decision I must make next.
A list of decisions with a deadline for each, counted back from when it is needed and how long it takes to arrive (cabinets, windows, flooring, fixtures, paint).
A budget page: the contract price, approved changes, allowances we have gone over, changes waiting for our OK and what is left of the reserve.
When I tell you something changed (the builder wants to move a panel), add it as a change waiting for approval and tell me what to ask about cost and schedule before I agree.
Say that dates are the builder's estimates and not promises.
Calm design that works on a phone and that I can share with my partner. Reply with the link when it is ready.
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What you get
- Which phase you are in, how far through the schedule, and the one decision to make next.
- Decisions counted back from when each thing is needed, with how long it takes to arrive.
- A budget that shows the contract, approved changes, allowances over and what is left in reserve.
- Changes listed with their cost, waiting for your OK, and the questions to ask before you agree.
- One page you and your partner share, so you agree on what was decided.
What usually gets in the way
- The schedule lives with the builder, and you find out a phase has slipped when you visit the site.
- Cabinets, windows and flooring take weeks to arrive, and the deadline to choose them is easy to miss.
- Allowances go over a little at a time and the total only becomes clear at the end.
- Changes arrive by phone or text, and nobody writes down what they cost or what they do to the schedule.
- You and your partner each remember a different version of what was decided.
The longer story
A house build runs for months, and most of it is waiting for someone else: the builder, a supplier, an inspection. The part that falls on you is the decisions, and they have lead times that start long before you need the thing.
A page counted back from the builder’s schedule shows what to decide next and why, keeps a running total of changes and allowances against your reserve, and records what each change does to the schedule before you agree.
Dates here are your builder’s estimates, and weather and permits move them. Your contract and your builder come first.
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