July 9, 2026
What actually happens in the first two weeks of a remodel
Demolition is loud and looks like progress. The work that decides your schedule is quieter and happens at the same time.
The first two weeks feel dramatic and slightly alarming. Here is what is going on.
Week one
Protection goes in before anything comes out: floors covered, openings sealed, dust containment up. Then demolition, which is the loudest the project will ever be and the least informative.
What matters that week is not the demo. It is what the demo reveals: the condition of the framing, the wiring, the plumbing and anything that was done to the house before you owned it. That is when a schedule either holds or moves.
Week two
Rough utilities start. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical get roughed in, and each one has an inspection before it can be covered.
This is the stage where the site looks like nothing is happening and the most important work is happening. Everything that goes behind a wall is being placed now, and it is expensive to move later.
What we ask of you
Decisions on anything with a lead time: windows, cabinets, tile, fixtures. They are ordered against the schedule, and a decision that slips two weeks does not cost you two weeks; it costs you the gap until the next opening in the sequence.