What "dried in" actually means, and why it sets your schedule

The milestone every builder plans around, explained in plain terms.

Dried in is the point where the roof is on, the house wrap is up and the openings are closed, so the inside of the building is protected from weather.

It matters because it is the gate every other trade waits behind. Until a build is dried in, MEP inspection cannot happen and drywall cannot start. Builders book their following trades against this date, which is why a framer who misses it costs far more than the framing line on the budget.

On our own jobs we treat it as a delivery date rather than a description. When we quote, we tell you the day we expect to hit it.