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Wrapping Up Construction - First Development

Here’s some shots of the project in the final completion stages:

 Finished Dock

Fireplace at Upper Deck

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Managing Construction Completion - First Development

Construction Completion 
The typical construction project starts off slow, goes like crazy for awhile and then slows back down to a crawl as you are trying to get the project done. Finishing the last 10% of a project is tougher than doing the middle 30%. You are dealing with all the little finish details and items […]

Managing The Construction Schedule

Never enter into a contract with a contractor without a defined schedule as part of the contract itself. Just agreeing on an end date isn’t good enough. Why? Because no matter how far behind schedule your project is, the contractor will always insist he can still make the end date. Without some agreed to schedule […]

Managing Your Construction Contractor

You want your contractor to provide you the highest quality project, in the shortest time frame for the most inexpensive price. What we call the three-legged stool. Unfortunately, some of these desires are in direct conflict with one another. For example, it is tough to get the highest quality project when the schedule is very […]

Construction Started - First Development

With the decision to move forward with this real estate development, we quickly pushed the start of construction. The site was cleared, the septic system installed, foundations placed and framing started. Here’s some photos of the actual construction:
Foundation Wall from the Lake

Aerial Photo of Foundation Walls
 
Framing Underway

Other than a number of framing issues because of the […]