How to build a two storey house

Groundworks

• House marked out• Trenches dug• Gas, water, sewage

and electrics to property

• Foundations laid• Concrete poured

for ground floor

Brickwork to first floor

• Blockwork • Insulation• Brickwork• Lintels and formers

for doors and windows

Joist in brickwork to second floor

• Ceiling/floor joists in• Raise scaffolding• Continue blockwork• Continue insulation• Continue brickwork

Roof on

• Joist and rafters in• Felt and batten• Tiles • Fascia and soffits

First fix

• Fit windows and doors

• Put in mains wiring• Pipework to kitchen

and bathroom

Plastering

• Plastering • Fit inside doors and

skirting

Second fix

• Fit kitchen• Fit staircase• Fit and tile bathroom• Fit lights, switches

and sockets• Fit radiators

Finishing touches

• Painting walls and ceilings

• Fit carpets• Landscape grounds

All done