Building from scratch: stages and schedule
A one-storey house, from clearing the lot to handover. 15 stages over ~9 months, in the order they happen — some run in parallel.
Schedule
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1. Site preparationweeks 1–2 · 10 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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2. Foundationweeks 2–6 · 30 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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3. Structureweeks 6–12 · 40 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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4. Masonryweeks 9–15 · 45 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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5. Slabweeks 15–18 · 20 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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6. Roofweeks 18–21 · 25 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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7. Electricalweeks 16–22 · 40 days
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8. Plumbingweeks 16–22 · 40 days
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9. Plasteringweeks 22–26 · 30 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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10. Subfloorweeks 25–27 · 15 days
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11. Flooring and tilingweeks 27–32 · 35 days
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12. Doors and windowsweeks 31–33 · 15 days
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13. Paintingweeks 32–36 · 30 days ☂ Weather-sensitive
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14. Fixtures and finishesweeks 36–38 · 15 days
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15. Final cleanupweeks 38–39 · 7 days
☂ Stages marked as weather-sensitive usually slip in bad weather — leave them some slack in the schedule.
How to use this template
In the Minha Obra app, when you create your project, pick "Building from scratch": the stages come with their dates, fitted to the start and end you set. You untick what you won't do, change names and dates, add stages and enter each one's amount — then follow expenses, pauses and delays.