Building your dream home begins with building a strong relationship with your architect. These tips will help you work with your architect as you plan your building or remodeling project.
Difficulty: N/A
Time Required: Take your time to find the best person for your project
Here's How:
- Explain your needs and desires in detail.
- Listen to your architect's ideas.
- Ask how long the project will take.
- Discuss fees.
- Review your architect's working drawings. Request changes if needed.
- Agree on a construction budget.
- Review your architect's detail drawings. These will include specific information ranging from cabinet knobs to plumbing fixtures.
- With your architect's guidance, choose a building contractor.
- Allow your architect to negotiate a contract with the contractor.
- Use your architect to communicate with the builders.
- Keep talking and listening.
Tips:
- Building is a stressful process. Keep the lines of communication open.
- To prevent confusion, always go through your architect when requesting changes.
