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04
Construction
Getting it built, inspected, and through the critical stage checkpoints.
The basics — free
- Your certifier signs off critical-stage inspections during construction. Missing one is expensive to remedy after the fact.
- Trade sequencing matters more than most owner-builders expect - the classic failure is trades arriving in the wrong order.
- Utility connections (water, sewer, power) have their own lead times, separate from the build.
Working detail — locked
Pay once, it's yours
4 detailed points on this stage alone, plus every other stage, the cost calculator, and the sourced eligibility detail.
Where this stage costs people money
Booking trades in the wrong order - a framer arriving to an uncured slab, or plumbing rough-in after the slab is poured.