Ways To Avoid Delays in the Construction Process
A delayed construction process often means an over-budget project and stressful situation. Whether you’re a homeowner planning your dream home or a general contractor managing a build, find out how to avoid delays today. Use the latest rotary laser level and other measuring devices to ensure your project stays on plan, on time and on budget.
Work With a Reliable Manager
A construction manager is a crucial factor in any building process. Without a manager, subcontractors may often work in the wrong order and delay the building process. Construction managers need to keep the lines of communication open and create a detailed schedule for who should work and when. A manager is well worth their price in terms of efficiency and problem solving.
If there are any issues with the quality of the work, it’s up to the construction manager to make things right. If you are a manager, this means you should have insurance and work with reliable subcontractors to ensure a quality project. As a homeowner, it means you need to work with a reliable manager for added peace of mind.
Identify Blockers
Building a home requires many different professionals to work together in a set order. Some processes can happen at the same time, like installing plumbing and electrical wires, while others need to happen sequentially. A blocker is a task that is holding back other tasks. Your foundation needs to be poured before you can start laying flooring, and your roof needs to be finished before you can start installing interior wall coverings.
A quality construction manager quickly identifies blockers and creates a build schedule around them. If a concrete subcontractor has a specific window of time to pour a foundation, it’s essential that the excavation process is completed before that window is gone.
Avoid blockers by looking forward in the building process. Give each subcontractor plenty of warning about their role in your build process to keep things moving forward. Sometimes a blocker isn’t caused by a contractor, but instead is because of a material order. Advanced warning can often prevent delays due to parts and other scheduling issues.
Create a Detailed Design
Without a detailed design, your contractors will all be working on their own and your finished building may be a surprise to everyone. Mismatched interior designs, delayed schedules and unhappy homeowners are all the products of a vague or unclear design.
Three-dimensional renderings help homeowners and designers stay on the same page. Clear diagrams, blueprints and other official documents are great for explaining design ideas to local building inspectors and various subcontractors. Use the latest rotary laser level and other measuring tools to accurately translate a plan into a finished building.
Communicate Clearly
Poor communication between all parties quickly creates stressful situations, building mistakes and added expenses. Homeowners, designers, contractors and subcontractors all need to communicate scheduling needs, building concerns and materials to be ordered to keep things running smoothly. Waiting on a backorder part or a contractor can create other blocking situations that end up in a severely delayed construction process.
The latest communication software is a great way to stay connected. Video calls, work order tools and specialized measuring tools are all ways to make a detailed plan and communicate it clearly to the entire build team.
Keep the Construction Process Moving Forward
Don’t let a few small issues create major headaches in the construction process. Find out how a rotary laser level and other measuring tools at Engineer Supply can help you and your team accurately measure, plan and construct your dream home. From the initial inspiration to move-in day, keeping the build process moving forward reduces costs and stress for everyone involved.
