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Custom Home Construction Timeline: Decisions to Make Before Breaking Ground
A custom home timeline is mostly decided before the first footing. Late plan changes and late selections are what stretch the calendar—not the days spent nailing studs.
North Georgia lots add permit, soil, and access time that a flat subdivision lot may not have. Those items belong in the preconstruction conversation.
Decisions that should be locked
A buildable plan and a site plan that show access, drainage, and utilities. Foundation approach for the soils and slope you actually have. Window and exterior opening sizes. Kitchen and bath layouts that drive plumbing and electrical rough-in.
Allowances are not decisions. If a finish is on the critical path, select it or accept the lead time in the schedule.
What usually moves the date
Permit review, weather on foundations, long-lead windows or cabinetry, and hidden site conditions. We explain those risks up front. We do not promise a completion date that ignores them.
How we sequence the work
Discovery and site walk, preconstruction and allowances, permitting, procurement, then foundations, framing, rough-ins, finishes, inspections, and punch. Your job is to make the decisions on that calendar so trades are not standing by.
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