Sticking with a tight schedule, tips for getting back on track
There are a lot of different things that you have to worry about when you are building. One thing that is very crucial is the building schedule. To make sure that everything gets done and that you don't end up taking more time then necessary you need to make sure that you stick with a tight schedule. Here are some information on sticking with a tight schedule and tips for getting back on track.
The first thing you will want to know is that when you make up your building schedule you want to make sure that you make a tight schedule but also realistic at the same time. You don't want to cut time because you want to get done sooner if cutting time isn't possible. For example when some one is sheet rocking and mud and taping if they tell you it is going to take two weeks that probably know what they are talking about and depending on what type of square footage your house is and what type of texture you are putting on the walls will also depend on how much time it takes them. If you only give them a week and then schedule the painter you might be in trouble because the sheet rocker isn't done and the painter is mad that you put him back a week. This is why it is important to listen to your subcontractors and make sure that you give them adequate time.
The first tip is to make sure that you schedule more than one subcontractor at a time. For example you can schedule the HVAC guys and the cement guys at the same time. Or if you are sheet rocking inside you can have your exterior guys doing the outside. Don't be afraid to overlap things like that to help your tight schedule stay tight.
The second tip is to make sure that if one of your subs says that they are running behind and they put you off a week that you still let the other subs come in that are scheduled. You can also see if you can get subs that are scheduled for the next week to come a week earlier if it is something that can be done before some one else goes. For example say that the railing guy is the one that has called and said that he is going to have to move you out a week. You have the painter schedule for the week after him. See if the painter will come in a week earlier and do his thing and then the railing guy can come back the week after and install the railing. If your painter is going to be the one staining the railing see if he can come back the week after to stain the railing after it is painted. There are a lot of other things like this that you can juggle to make sure that if you et of track you can move sub contractors around to try to get back on track.
Theses are just some of the things you can do to make sure you stick to a tight schedule and if you get a little bit off your schedule some tips to getting back on track. You will want to sit down and make a schedule first and see where your sub contractors are going to be best to come in. This will help you to get an idea of a time frame and help you to see if there is anywhere you can improve and make your schedule tighter.
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