The schedule
The 14-day plan, step by step
One board per house. These are the steps, in order. Your scope sheet puts a date on each one.
- Day 1
Step 1: Walk-through
Agent, seller if they can come, and our estimator
Every room photographed and every defect circled
Build year asked, for the EPA lead rule
List date and showing dates fixed on the board
- Day 2
Step 2: Written scope
A line per repair, with its price and its days
Sent by text and email, to forward as it is
The seller approves lines one at a time
Skipped lines go on the disclose-or-credit list
- Days 3–4
Step 3: Orders and access
Materials ordered, trade visits booked to dates
Lockbox or key plan agreed with the agent
Power and water confirmed on at the house
Paint color and hardware finish signed off
- Days 5–8
Step 4: Repairs
Safety items first, cosmetic repairs after
Licensed trades on their booked days
One text a day with photos of finished lines
Anything new we find gets a change order before work
- Days 9–11
Step 5: Paint and floors
Patches primed, then two coats, one room at a time
Floors coated early in the window to cure
Caulk and touch-up after the paint
Finished rooms closed off
- Days 12–13
Step 6: Punch list and clean
Walk the house against the day 1 list
Fix what is left
Debris hauled off, house cleaned to photo-ready
Exterior edges and mulch last
- Day 14
Step 7: Listing-ready walk-through
The agent walks it with us
A photo report of every repaired line
Receipts and the line-by-line invoice
The report is yours to share with a buyer's agent
What we need
Three things we need from you
Access
A lockbox code, a key hand-off or the seller at the door. We agree which on day 3.
Decisions by day 3
Which lines to do, the paint color, and the hardware finish. We send photos to choose from.
Power and water on
Both need to stay on at the house for all 14 days, including the vacant ones.
Be realistic
What fits in 14 days and what runs longer
The board holds when the lines are small and the trades are booked. These are the ones that bend it.
| The line | Needs more days | Fits in 14 days |
|---|---|---|
| Patching and painting a whole house | Needs more daysNot if every ceiling is stained | Fits in 14 daysBetter: Yes, with enough people on site |
| Refinishing hardwood | Needs more daysFull sanding and stain, because of cure time | Fits in 14 daysScreen and recoat, done by day 11 |
| Cabinets | Needs more daysNew cabinets, because of lead time | Fits in 14 daysBetter: New pulls and painted doors |
| Exterior paint | Needs more daysWhole house, because of weather | Fits in 14 daysDoor, trim and rails in dry weather |
| A licensed trade's repair | Needs more daysWhen they cannot, and the line leaves the board | Fits in 14 daysWhen they book a day inside the plan |
A shorter window
If your list date is sooner than the plan
Tell us the date on day 1. The scope on day 2 says which lines fit before it and which would run past it. The seller picks, and the rest go on the disclose-or-credit list.
A compressed schedule usually means more people on site, and that shows in the lines that move. It never means skipping the day 14 walk-through.
Send the address and the list date
Walk-through slots book about a week out. The earlier you text, the more days the plan has.