A 3.0
One sequence, seven measures
The same sequence runs on every project, from a single bathroom to a whole house. What changes is how long each measure takes, not the order they come in.
There are two hold points in this sequence that nobody works past: the signed scope of work before demolition, and the rough-in inspection before anything is covered. Everything else can flex. Those two are what keep a project from becoming an argument.
The measures below are ordered the way they have to happen. Inspections must occur before work is concealed. Long-lead cabinetry has to be ordered before the wall it sits against is finished. An estimate only holds if the selections behind it are settled. Skipping a measure does not save time; it costs about six weeks, because it puts you back in a queue you had already reached the front of.
Hold points
- Before demolition — M3
- Nothing is ordered, demolished or scheduled until you have read and signed the written scope of work. If the scope is not signed, the job has not started.
- Before concealment — M6
- Framing, plumbing, electrical and mechanical stop for inspection. Nothing gets insulated, boarded or painted over until that sign-off exists.
Every other date in the sequence can move. These two cannot, and neither of them moves quietly.
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M1 1 visit
Consultation and measure
We walk the rooms with you, take our own measurements, photograph existing conditions and look at what is behind the finishes wherever an access panel or an attic hatch lets us. You tell us what is not working; we tell you which parts of it are structural, which are mechanical and which are simply cosmetic.
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M2 2–6 weeks
Design and selections
Layout options are drawn to scale so clearances can be checked rather than guessed. Fixtures, tile, cabinetry, counters and hardware go onto a written schedule with model numbers and finishes. Long-lead items are identified here, because a nine-week cabinet order decides the calendar more than anything else does.
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M3 1 week
Written scope and estimate
You receive a scope of work that names each assembly, the materials it uses, what is included and what is expressly excluded, together with an allowance line for anything still undecided. The estimate is built from that document. Nothing proceeds until you have read it and signed it.
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M4 2–8 weeks
Permit submittal
Where the work changes layout, structure, envelope, or adds circuits and fixtures, a plan set goes to the City of Vacaville Building Division or to the department with jurisdiction over your parcel. Review time belongs to them, not to us, so we tell you what is realistic and we keep you copied on correspondence.
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M5 2–5 days
Protection and demolition
Floors and stairs get covered, doorways get zippered containment, and a working-hours window is agreed before the first tool comes out of the van. Demolition is selective: we open only what the scope requires, and we stop and call you if what is behind the wall differs from what the scope assumed.
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M6 the bulk of the job
Rough-in, inspection, finish
Framing, plumbing, electrical and mechanical go in and then stop for inspection — a hold point nobody works past. Once signed off, insulation, drywall, paint, cabinetry, tile, flooring and fixtures follow in an order that stops one trade from damaging another's work.
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M7 1–2 weeks
Punch list and closeout
We walk the finished work with you and write down every item you point at, however small. Those items get fixed, then walked again and signed. You receive the final inspection record, appliance and fixture documentation, paint and tile references, and the list of who to call for what.
How you hear from us while it runs
A lead carpenter runs your site and is the person you speak to about anything happening that day. Specialty trades come in on scheduled windows and are coordinated by that lead, not by you. If something is found behind a wall that the scope did not anticipate, work in that area stops, you hear about it the same day, and it is priced in writing before it proceeds.
Change orders are the only route by which anything is added, removed or altered. Each one names what is changing, why, what it does to the cost and what it does to the schedule. You sign it before the work happens. There is no category of change we perform on a verbal agreement, and none we bill for afterwards.
Payments are tied to identifiable stages of completed work, written into the contract with the amounts and the triggering milestones stated, and within the limits California law places on residential contractors. We do not ask for the balance of a job up front.
Closeout package
- Final inspection record
- The signed-off permit documentation for the work performed.
- Product documentation
- Manuals, model and serial numbers and registration details for the appliances, fixtures and equipment installed.
- Finish references
- Paint names, codes and sheens; tile, grout and stone references; cabinet finish details — so a repair in five years matches.
- Warranty documentation
- The workmanship terms stated in your contract, alongside each manufacturer's own warranty for what was installed.
- Signed punch list
- The list you walked with us, with every item marked complete.
Measure one, whenever you are ready
The sequence starts with a visit. Tell us the rooms and what is not working, and we will come out, measure, and take it from there.
Blue Mountain Construction Services Inc · 707 Aldridge Road, Suite B, Vacaville, CA 95688