Another home renovation/dormer question

If you had a dormer or big project done, how long before it actually started??

Message edited 5/14/2009 11:06:01 AM.

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It took me a year and 3 days between filing the original paperwork with the Town until I finally got my permit..... 2 variance hearings, plus lots of delays.

Once I got the permit, my contractor started within a few days.

We doubled the size of our house. Full basement, and 1500 s/f of space. 2 stories. We dug the foundation in mid-August, and the painter was finished by Thanksgiving, and the carpets were in shortly after, which is when we finally "moved in" to the new rooms.

So, 3 or 4 months for the architect drawings, 1 year for permits, and roughly 4 months to actually build the addition...

Re: Another home renovation/dormer question

Expect it to take time.

The start of the process usually takes 2-3 months to get the permits and blueprints. Then usually 8-12 weeks for construction, but I would expect three months personally. If you are doing a side extension and they need to pour slab, the slab takes 6 weeks to cure by itself.

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Message edited 5/14/2009 11:06:57 AM.

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It defin takes a long time, mine took longer because of all the wiring my DH did.
So we werent able to close up the walls until that was done.

But we closed in late august 2006, filed with the town, september/october
And i remember we got the call we were approved in march 2007
We didnt get to start the construction til June 2007.

We officially moved in May 2008

Re: Another home renovation/dormer question

So I guess my next question is will the contractor hold you to a start date or can you dictate that?
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Message edited 5/14/2009 11:07:15 AM.

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I def. want to get the permits and that stuff going.

Message edited 5/14/2009 11:07:30 AM.

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Permits and architects drawings probably were about 2 months for us. We started the construction on the dormer just after Thanksgiving, and it was finished in early April - 4 months but we had the Christmas holidays which added some delay. We had extensive tile work done in the master bath which easily added a few weeks, and the town required some structural supports added to the basement, so that work added at least another week, maybe 2. One thing that's hard to control is the inspection schedule. Your contractor may have the electrical done, but if the town can't get there for a week you have to wait before they can start sheetrock work.