Stop the delivery. Read the warranty, everything you are planning on doing will void it.

Are your floors prefinished? If so, I recommend you wait until trim is installed and everything is painted. And I wouldn't do either without the HVAC operating for at least a week.

The HVAC MUST be up and operable for any finish surfaces to be installed. Builders don’t like paying the utility bills, and some may not have factored that in. Tough. Cabinets, flooring, millwork, etc must have a conditioned home. Moisture readings must also be taken and recorded.

I’m getting mixed opinions, the HVAC guys said don’t turn on the hvac until everything is done as the dust with kill the system ... but right now there’s not much humidity 44% ...

The trim hasn’t been installed yet ...
we haven’t done the prime that’s coming up tomorrow or Monday, not sure what the sequence should be?

Here’s what’s left maybe in this sequence?

Bathroom tile install
Painting
Hardwood floor install
Molding & base trim
Door and windows casing
Hanging the doors
Kitchen cabinet install
Installing light fixtures
Installing railing

Not sure if I forgot anything

That would be a typical order of operations if the hardwood floors were the sand-and-finish-in-place type, but not for pre-finished hardwood flooring I wouldn't install any flooring or interior trim until the HVAC system was up and running for a week. And I wouldn't install pre-finished hardwood until the trim was installed and the painting was complete.

Your project at drywall stage is about 1/2 complete. Your GC will determine the sequence, not vendors selling & delivering materials.

East vs west coasts will vary in preferences, new custom construction, cabinets are built up to accommodate floor thicknesses, so they install before flooring.

What we do before prefinished hardwood:

• Drywall finished, dried and sanded. I like to see the home kept at 55 degrees min for drywall finish and paint btw.
• Messy trades next - tile, door & trim, cabinet install, interior masonry, measure for railings, enclosures, slabs
• Interior Paint
• Install electrical, mechanical, plumbing fixtures
• Exterior flatwork if possible

After hardwood, we install baseboards and thick cabinet toe kicks to cover edge gaps.

Thank you for the detailed responses!

Jeff, wouldn’t the hardwood floor go underneath the kitchen cabinets? So why install that first?

And in the above comment when would they 8”install/turn on the hvac?

The order of operations that is easiest for the builder ensures that you void the manufacturer’s warranty on a wide variety of expensive materials, flooring and cabinets both.

That’s a construction conundrum that won’t be solved, because no homeowner wants to wait another 4 months for the home to be completed, and no builder wants to change things for a longer build time either.

Industry standard requirements. Which most builders ignore

https://nwfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/JobSite-Checklist2.pdf

https://www.masterbrand.com/-/media/masterbrand/pages/care_and_cleaning/5452mbcihumidificationeducation.pdf

No as I explained: "cabinets are built up to accommodate floor thicknesses, so they install before flooring." Your builder may do it differently so ask.

Ignore what you see on DIY TV. This sequence allows us to avoid construction traffic on hardwood and more easily meet the standards required.

Is your flooring person pushing this? Who is running the show?

Well... I kinda fired my GC as there were huge mistakes made! We extended the house and in the back side of the house they didn’t install the waterproofing around the foundation and that’s why the basement has a leak there’s another post with pictures... the leak is still happening and I’m getting quotes for 10 k to get that fixed, most contractors said they will have to remove the patio door and redo the foundation/waterproofing.

Now I’m on my own but getting quoted from other GC for the rest of the job... now trying to choose a good gc but everyone is giving me different information

Thank you everyone for the guidance really appreciate it!

Your bank allowed you to become the GC?

A lot of people save up and pay cash for remodeling projects ... or even new construction!