Throughout the entire year, many construction projects take place around the world. And for sure, we know that all around the world, seasons may vary, as well as time zones, climate, and temperatures. One of the most important things that some of you don’t know and don’t take into account when organizing time schedules and calendars for when to begin your projects is seasons. And it’s not only about the weather conditions; it’s also about many other factors that might affect your construction project.
When to start a construction project is an important question, and seasonality should be one of the key factors in making this decision. But don’t worry if you’re unsure when the best time for construction would be; we’re sharing some seasonality facts that can help you with this.
SEASONS
Winter
During winter, as we all know, the weather is cold and this may make it harder to work outdoors. Snow and ice can also delay or stop work. Because of this, you should use this season for indoor details and office or administration work. Now, what does administration work include? You can use this cold season to get ready the permits needed to start the construction process or keep them up to date. You can also begin the selection process for materials that will be used, and procedures that will be implemented during the construction. Finally, you can use this time for financial setups that need to be done.
Another thing you can do in winter is to order materials and hire contractors. You should also take this season into account if you’re working with subcontractors since they might have availability issues. And last but not least, winter is the perfect season for the installation process of internal facilities such as the plumbing system, heating or cooling system, electrical system, and much more. In conclusion, any type of indoor process should get done during this season.
Spring
In most cases, the weather is milder in spring than winter, and construction can resume outdoors. This is the perfect season for painting processes that go into your construction project or any type of installation process that needs wind-dry weather. Because of how variant this season might get, you should leave some financial process or administration work to get done during spring. We know that sometimes things can get real cold around spring, so beware of this and be prepared for some outdoor construction details to be interrupted, this is when administration/office work gets done.
Summer
If you’re planning on operating a construction project around this season, we recommend that you take into account heat and humidity. This season is usually hot which makes the outdoor construction process difficult and makes it hard to work and install things that need sun-dried weather conditions. If you plan on doing any type of outside work during summer, we recommend you get prepared since all of this season’s work may get delayed or interrupted due to heat and humidity. It also pays off to plan any process that can get done during the summer season in advance, such as plantings.
Some people may think that this is the perfect season to work in outdoor processes because it is not cold outside, but they are completely wrong. On the contrary, because of the high temperatures that take place during the summer, some main construction materials won’t work as well as they should, such as plaster and concrete. The temperatures will also affect the performance, development, and efficiency of the workers and this may delay processes and miss deadlines. Finally, this will directly affect how long it takes for permits to be delivered and approved, taking into account that this is the season where the majority of people and businesses take breaks.
Fall
The fall season is indeed one of the best seasons to advance as much as you can in your construction process. This is the season in which everything we talked about might get solved. Remember how in summer the heat affects the development of some materials? Well, during the fall, you can use all of the materials that need lower temperatures and wind in order to dry properly and work correctly.
In conclusion, there are many factors that take place during the decision-making and planning phase of a construction process. We hope this short but complete guide is able to help you organize your schedule well so that your project is executed in the best way possible. You can always hire a team of professionals to help you with the job. Contact AG Contractors & Design and let us take care of the entire process. We know how hard it can be to organize plans according to weather, temperature, climate change, and many more factors, and that’s why we will always try to provide well-executed projects.
