How Long Will Your
Build Actually Take?
Permitting, foundation, framing, and finishing each run on their own clock - adjust the phases below for a rough foundation-to-handover schedule on your project. Framing method changes the middle phase the most; see exactly how much with the prefab vs. stick-built calculator.
Greater Victoria's 13 municipalities each review plans on their own timeline.
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, drywall, and finishing carpentry after the frame is up.
This is a rough planning estimate, not a construction schedule - actual timelines depend on your municipality, site conditions, and trade availability. Request a free quote for a real schedule.
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Ready to move from estimate to scope? Send plans for a written panel quote or request a quote for framing or foundations.
More Free Tools
Compare framing days and carrying costs between a prefab panel install and traditional stick framing on your project size.
Estimate what standing crew time and carrying costs could add up to while a stick-built frame sits open to the weather.
See how self-managed trade overruns and your own time stack up against a general contractor's markup.
Turn linear feet and wall height into wall area, a rough panel count and stud count before you send plans out.
Rough studs, plates and sheathing sheets for a wall run, with a waste allowance you set.
Estimate panels per truck load and the number of loads for your job, to start the delivery conversation.
Compare expected weather-lost days against the float in your schedule, using your own assumptions.
Estimate how much a framed and sheathed wall panel weighs, so crane and delivery conversations start from a real number.
See how framing lowers the R-value of an insulated stud wall, and what continuous exterior insulation does to it.