Aspen Builders Construction Process

1. Start Schedule Once your purchase agreement is finalized, your home is placed on our start schedule. It should take about three to four weeks before you see something happen. During this time we'll be working behind the scenes ordering the permits, preparing the lot and engineering & staking out the foundation. In the meantime, get your camera ready! You'll want to have a photo journal to look back on someday.

	2. A Solid Foundation We start with a solid foundation, as footings are set, rough plumbing installed, and steel rebar is laid. Aspen Builders uses post-tension engineering to help ensure the stability and integrity of each foundation. Don't worry; foundations always look much smaller than one would think. Your home really will fit on that slab of concrete!
	3. Framing Starts to Take Shape Next, we layout and frame the walls. Once the first-floor walls are up, work starts on the second-floor system (if applicable), using engineered floor joists. Then the walls are reinforced, the trusses are loaded and the roof is sheeted. What was once a footprint now becomes a three dimensional space. Now, your home starts to look big!
	4. Your're Wired for Electical, Heating, & Plumbing Now we install the fireplace, heating, ventilation, and plumbing. Then the roofing materials and windows are placed and the electrical wiring is installed. Any pre-wiring selections you may have for equipment like surround sound will also be installed.
	5. "Buttoned Up" with Insulation & Drywall Next, we install the insulation and drywall as your home is "buttoned up" to become an Energy Star® Qualified Home. Now, your rooms may appear small to you as the stark drywall does not provide any "depth". Again, don't worry; think of it as your home's "adolescence" which will soon reveal its true beauty!
	6. The Details Inside & Out It's all in the detail, as we install your trim work, base-boards, door jambs, doors and window sills and then texture, paint and glaze the walls. On the outside, it starts to take shape with exterior brick, rock and architectural details.
	7. Cabinets, Countertops, Door Hardware, Plumbing & Electrical Fixtures Now you will find your custom cabinets, granite countertops, selected hardware, plumbing and electrical fixtures are installed. Outside we're laying the driveway and completing the roof as it is beginning to look like a home
	8. The Finish Details - Inside & Out Next we finish the details inside and out, as the flooring is installed, the paint is touched up and the landscape and optional fence are installed.
	9. Get Ready - It's Almost Complete We're getting close as your home is being detailed. Then we'll finish the clean-up, turn the electricity on and schedule your New Home Orientation Tour. Get ready, as we're nearly prepared to Welcome You Home!
	10. New Home Orientation Tour - Welcome Home The countdown is over. Your home is completed, as we conduct the New Home Orientation Tour. At this tour we guide you room-by-room to demonstrate the operating procedures of the key components of your home as well as review the warranty service procedure. Normally, this orientation occurs three to five days before close so we'll have time for any final touch-ups before you are presented with your your new keys and Welcomed Home!