26. Finishing Punch

Now comes the detail. When the mechanical contractors are finish with their trims your CM will walk the home turning lights on and off, checking to see if your water faucets work and all of your stoppers actually stop water from draining. He is looking for leaks in drain pipes, seeing if the toilets work and the toilet paper holders are where they need to be. He will also be looking at your drywall for repairs and touch up. This is the time to catch and fix all imperfections and make sure light fixtures are not scratched and smoke detectors work. This is when you make sure cabinets are not scratched and the doors work properly. Any missing trim is installed and all doors are adjusted if required. As you can see this is when the detail work takes place. Each sub contractor will also walk his/her work for completion. This process could take one to two weeks depending on what is needed. To replace a light fixture might take a week to come in where a cabinet might take two weeks. This is one of the reasons why we schedule contractors like we do. If something gets damaged during their time in the home they are charged for the damage. This helps keep cost down and insures that everyone is respecting each others work. Once all of the 'Punch' work is complete along with the dry wall punch your home is ready for the painter. Remember, at this point you 'DO NOT HAVE THE CARPET OR ANY WOOD FLOORS INSTALLED'. If you are having a wood entry installed it could be there. Painter is ready for his paint '4 ' when the home is cleaned.