Identify any special plumbing needs by room:

— utility sink in garage
— wet bar in recreation room
— plumbing for unfinished basement, etc.

Start the plumbing when the house has been "dried" — windows, doors, and roof installed.

There are many new plumbing materials that can reduce your cost. See below for information.

If your lot has access to public sewer systems,

you will need to connect to it. If not, you will be installing a septic tank system.

Sewer systems work with the flow of gravity — your lowest sink and drain, situated in the basement for example, must be higher than the sewer line.

Tubs, toilets, basins, and showers may be installed at this time.

If not, plumbing to the point of connection needs to be double checked so that there won't be any surprises.

Your water heater may also be installed during this phase. Check out the new water heating systems before you complete your plumbing specifications.

Visit our Home Building Gallery for complete information on plumbing and fixtures:

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Check framing building codes:

check this online building code guide: www.codecheck.com

From howstuffworks.com:
about home plumbing

Getting Started:

Step 1: develop the plan
take a completed draft of the spec sheet to your architect or planner, who will can customize a home building plan or revise an existing plan that meets your specs.

use your spec sheet and floor plan to bid the construction project to contractors


Step 2: get required building permits
It will either be up to you or the contractor to obtain each permit.

• all about permits
  
• lookup your local government for permit information
  
  

Step 3: find pre-screened contractors and
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