What actually happens during a 45-day interior project

Forty-five days sounds fast until you see it broken up. Most of it is not carpentry — it is sequencing, and the projects that slip almost always slip in the first fortnight.

Days 1 to 10: design and measurement

Site measurement within 72 hours of booking. Space planning, 3D views and revisions. This is the phase where you should be demanding and slow — every change here is free, and every change after day 12 is not.

Days 11 to 14: sign-off and production release

Final drawings, material selection locked, quote frozen, and the file released to the factory. Nothing is cut before this point.

Days 15 to 32: factory production and site civil work

• Cabinetry is cut, edge-banded and pre-assembled in the factory.
• In parallel on site: demolition, electrical points, plumbing shifts, tiling.
• False ceiling framing and boarding.
• Putty, primer and first coat of paint.

Days 33 to 42: installation

Modular units arrive flat-packed and are installed room by room, kitchen first. Countertops are templated on site after base units are levelled — this is why counters arrive later than you expect.

Days 43 to 45: snagging and handover

You walk the home with your project manager and list every defect, however small. That list is closed before the final payment, not after.