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The Building Process

Journey through the DaVinci home-building experience, from purchase to completion.

Presite Work: The pre-site portion of the building process takes place in five parts.

An offer to purchase is signed and accepted by DaVinci Homes.
Financing approval is obtained from the bank.
The home plans are approved and signed by the client.
The plot plan and your approved house plan are sent to the area developer for a grade slip.
The application for a building permit is sent to municipal authorities.

On-Site Work: The actual building begins, going through several key stages.

Foundation Stage	The first step in the building process is laying a foundation - the structure the house is built on. This involves: Excavation - The building hole is excavated so the cribbing can be placed for the foundation. Cribbing and Concrete Work - Wooden forms to pour the foundation into are created. The weeping tile, a moisture barrier, is installed. The concrete for the footing is poured. Once the footing dries, wall forms are built. The ladder, a wooden structure on which walls are built, is placed in the forms. Concrete is poured into the forms to embed the ladder.
Framing Stage	Framing - The basic timber structure of the house is built, including floor joists; roofs; walls; ceilings and beams. Windows and exterior doors are installed. The garage door is installed.
Rough-In	Rough-In - Heating, electrical and plumbing rough-ins are completed. This includes water lines; lighting; central vacuum; television cable; telephone lines; fireplace; furnace and exhaust fan rough-ins.
Flat Concrete	Basement is leveled and graveled, and a sheet of polethylene is placed on the floor. Concrete is poured on top. Garage, walkway and driveway are leveled and graveled. A gridwork of steel is placed on the gravel, to reinforce the concrete. Concrete is then poured on top.
Roofing	Roof shingles are installed.
Exterior Finishing	We install the vinyl siding or stucco, soffits for the underhang of the roof, fascia to cover the corners, eaves, battens for the perimeter of the window, and downspouts. Exterior stairs and railings are installed.
Interior Finish	Insulation and drywall - Fiberglass batt insulation is installed on exterior and interior walls and the roof. The walls are then covered with half-inch drywall and metal corners. Drywall is screwed, taped and sanded. The ceiling is textured.
Painting	First stage - Walls are primed.
Finishing	First Stage - Casing is installed around windows and doors. Doors are hung and the fireplace is finished. The sub-floor for the linoleum and K-3 for tiles is installed.
Cabinets and Countertops	Installation - Cabinets and countertops are installed in the bathrooms and kitchen.
Drywall Touchup	Any nicks, scratches or gouges left in the wall from the finishing stage are addressed by the drywaller. Holes and scratches are filled. Patches are sanded the next day.
Flooring	Installation - Carpet and linoleum or tile are installed.
Painting and Finishing	Second stage - Two coats of paint are applied to the walls. Wall casings, baseboards and the fireplace are painted. Baseboards are installed after being painted. Hardware such as doorknobs, closet handles and towel holders are installed.
Final Touches	Appliances are delivered and installed. Lighting fixtures; bathroom mirrors and bathroom fixtures; glass shower doors and closet shelves, and the furnace are installed. Interior cleaning of the home is completed.
Grading	Rough grading of the front and back yards, using loam from the area developer.
Parging	The parging, a coat of cement mortar applied to the exposed portion of concrete walls, such as basement walls, is completed.

Head Office, 1912 26A St. SW Calgary, AB T3E 2B7 Phone: 403-245-6669 Fax: 403-245-6705 www.davincihomes.com

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