Building a new home should be one of the most exciting times of your life. It can also be one of the most nerve-wrecking. New home construction can easily involve over 50 subcontractors and suppliers, 200 people and more than 10,000 pieces of material. Although complex, the home building process is a carefully designed and managed process to ensure that you get the house of your dreams on time and on budget.

There are a number of factors that can influence a construction timeline such as weather, number of workers, special requests and the complexity of the design, but most new home constructions follow similar stages and timeframes.

Here’s a basic timeframe to help you understand what typically happens and when.

• Stage 1: Site Preparation | 1 - 3 months
• Stage 2: Framing | 2 - 3 months
• Stage 3: Exterior Finish | 2 months
• Stage 4: Interior Finish | 2 months
• Stage 5: Finishing Touches | 2 months