Table 1: The activities and stages for the house construction project, starting from the preparatory work/site work, to the fencing work, including duration, optimistic and pessimistic estimates (a, b) and predecessors.

S/N

Activity

i - j

Description

Duration (in days)

a, b (in days)

Predecessor

1

A

2-Jan

Site work

5

3, 7

-

2

B

3-Feb

Excavation work

7

4, 10

A

3

C

4-Mar

Foundation work

12

10, 14

B

4

D

6-Apr

Column structure work

14

13, 15

C

5

E

5-Apr

Sloof works

8

5, 11

C

6

F

8-May

Wall & Frame works

14

12, 16

E

7

G

7-Jun

Roof trust works

12

8, 16

D

8

H

9-Jul

Roof (Ceiling & Tiles) works

19

12, 20

G

9

I

10-Sep

Sanitary works and Electrical

installation

22

14, 24

F, H

10

J

11-Sep

Plastering works

27

24, 30

F, H

11

K

11-Oct

Floor works

20

16, 30

I

12

L

12-Aug

Installation works (lamps, glass, doors, etc.)

17

16, 24

F

13

M

13-Nov

Painting works

32

30, 24

J, K

14

N

13-Dec

Fencing works

12

10, 14

L

15

O

13-14

Complementary works

8

6, 10

M, N