| You’ve decided to build with Arlt Homes – What’s next? STEP 1 – Select your Home Arlt Homes | Customer | - Reserve your selected home site
- Plot your home design on your home site
- Review requested options, upgrades, architectural requirements and any other requested or required features and determine pricing
- Prepare offer to purchase agreement
- Finalize offer to purchase agreement
| - Select community
- Choose home site and reserve with deposit
- Choose home design
- Select desired optional features
- Become familiar with architectural requirements
- Arrange pre-approved mortgage
- Review offer to purchase
- Finalize offer to purchase
- Select and finalize exterior home choices
| STEP 2 – Plan and Design Arlt Homes | Customer | - Prepare preliminary working drawings
- Prepare personalized specs
- Submit drawings for architectural approval
- Finalize drawings and specs
- Ensure safety policy is reviewed
- Release home for construction
| - Review and finalize plans, specs and blueprints and site plan with your Arlt Homes representative
| STEP 3 – Foundation Arlt Homes | Customer | - Apply for building permit
- Survey and stake site
- Excavate foundation
- Dig piles
- Form and pour foundation walls
- Allow 7-10 days curing time
- Foundation inspection
| - Begin selections
- Select appliances
- Select kitchen cabinets
- Review electrical plan with electrician
- Select flooring, paint colors
- Select counter tops, granite
- Choose railing style
- Adhere to safety policy when on site
| STEP 4 – Framing Arlt Homes | Customer | - Install floor joists and sub floor
- Frame and sheath walls
- Install roof trusses
- Install windows
- Framing inspection
- Install roofing materials
- Install siding/stucco
- Frame deck
| - Finalize selections
- Watch new home take shape
- Adhere to safety policy when on site
| STEP 5 – Rough-Ins Arlt | Customer | - Plumbing
- Heating
- Electrical
- Central vac
- Alarm
- Structured wiring
- Inspections
- Framing walk-thru with customer
| - Attend framing walk-through
- Adhere to safety policy when on site
| STEP 6 – Drywall Arlt | Customer | - Insulate and poly
- Drywall and tape walls
- Complete sanding
- Primer coat of paint
| - Enjoy watching home take shape
- Adhere to safety policy on site when on site
| STEP 7 – Finishing Arlt | Customer | - Firm up possession date with customer
- Hardwood installed (if finished on-site)
- Base finishing (doors, moldings, headers and baseboards)
- Cabinetry installed, built-ins
- Stairway and railings installed
| - Confirm possessions date
- Send possession info to lawyer
- Plan move, book moving company
- Enjoy watching interior of home take shape
| STEP 8 – Painting and Flooring Arlt | Customer | - Spray woodwork
- Paint walls
- Finish hardwood or install prefinished hardwood
- Install carpet, vinyl, tile
- Final finishing installations
- Final plumbing, electrical and heating installations
- Install fixtures and faucets
- Install door hardware
- Install lighting
- Install appliances
| - Follow up with lender to ensure lawyer has paperwork
- Contact utility, cable, phone companies of address change
- Contact other associations re address change
| STEP 9 - Pre- Occupancy Arlt | Customer | - Conduct multi point pre-occupancy inspection
- Conduct home owner orientation meeting
- Complete listed items
- Final cleaning and prepare for possession
| - Attend homeowner orientation meeting
| STEP 10 – Possession Arlt | Customer | - Conduct possession walk-thru orientation
- Ensure all items and concerns are dealt with
- Make sure a seasonal items list is documented
| - Attend possession walk-through
- Move in to your new Arlt Home
| Step 11 – Post Possession Arlt | Customer | - Conduct 12 month home inspection
- Ensure all items are dealt with
| - Ensure proper monthly maintenance is being completed
- Enjoy your Arlt Home.
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