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Why You
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OUR THOUGHTS ON: “DO
IT YOURSELF”: We see on
television these days numerous “DIY” (Do It
Yourself) shows, wherein people try to accomplish all sorts of
complicated things on and in their homes, presumably to save
themselves money. You need to watch these shows carefully.
For instance, some of the shows make claims like “You can
renovate these 4 rooms for less than $2,000 in 3 days!”
Then they give you a laundry list of how they did this. |
What they do not tell you is that
they have charged the homeowner nothing for their services or their
labor! Now how many contractors do you suppose would do that?
Also, much of the treatments in this price range have to do with
paint or fabric or modest draperies or a few pieces of hardware or a
custom plywood table made by the carpenter from the TV crew.
That will not go far to creating serious changes for your home or
building. It may help with staging your home for a quick sell,
however.
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OUR THOUGHTS ON: “HOUSE
FLIPPING” :There are other shows
where a couple of people will say they are going to “flip a
house” within 2 months and will renovate the kitchen
completely, add a new master bathroom, a front porch and new
landscaping, all for only $50,000. Well. . . I am sorry
folks, not in this universe! If you watch what happens,
these are usually recipes for disaster. The 2 months
become a year and the budget is vastly exceeded and sometimes
people get into serious trouble with City and County code
inspectors who shut down their projects because they do not have
approved construction drawings (usually something overlooked by
most “flippers” and their so-called advisors).
Also, bankruptcies can occur when the “flippers” are
not financially prepared for what is likely to happen. I
am sorry for these ill-fated folks and find it surprising that
the producers of most of these shows do not take the obvious
step, which to me would be: Hire An Architect! |
Get someone that knows what they
are doing to give you wise counsel and then listen to them and do
what they recommend. They can keep you out of the trouble of
all those other people that proceed blindly and without experience.
Perhaps the TV producers are after drama and they find that nothing
creates drama like trouble. Our taste is for peaceful, planned
projects without all the trials and tribulations. We like
people to know what to expect and how to accomplish these things
realistically. This takes design and planning by licensed
architects and construction by licensed general contractors.
Architects help you logically plan realistic goals.
SEE
OUR WEBPAGE ON “HOW ARCHITECTS SAVE YOU MONEY” if you wish
to see how to save money while obtaining the services of an
architect. Architects do this for a living and will come up
with methods to save you money in ways that lay people are not
equipped to imagine. We have found that most of our clients
end up recouping their fee to us in the savings we have “value-engineered”
into our designs for their projects.
FUNCTIONAL
ORGANIZATION: Here is a sensational reason to hire an architect to
design your home/project. Having what you need where you need
it functionally and having it organized beautifully; isn’t that
something all of us want? How many of us have that? Not
many, because, unless you hire an architect to help you organize
your future home, you are not likely to have anyone with the
expertise to design that properly for you.
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EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
Architects have the collegiate training, brought about through 5
to 8 years of major accredited university curricula, then
typically another decade of internship under demanding,
experienced, wise licensed architects, then decades more on
their own or as leading associates in other firms.
Architects have to have yearly continuing education to remain
licensed. It is a demanding career! You have to be
good at what you do to become and remain an architect. There is
much more to an architect than his title! He/she has paid
dearly for the right to be called a real architect and society’s
institutions of higher education have certified their approval
of their capabilities and your own state has required them to
pass rigorous examinations (that not many people pass) to prove
that they know what they are doing to protect the health,
safety and welfare of you, the public. |
| How do you know when you
are dealing with an architect? By law, architects are
required to have their state licenses on the wall, for easy
viewing by potential clients. If you don’t see that,
ask them to show it to you. Take a close look at it. While
you are at it, ask them for a copy of their license. If
they are real architects, they will be happy to give that to
you. |
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ENJOYMENT OF LIFE:
Architects skilled in designing homes like we create, know how
to merge your lifestyle with your site, so that those wonderful
views that charmed you when you purchased your site will
continue to amaze you as you walk through your home on a daily
basis. That special painting that you never could find a
place for is now enshrined on that tall Foyer wall your
architect designed for you, with spectacular lighting
illuminating it for all to marvel at. You can have that
incredible chef’s kitchen you have always wanted!
That master bedroom and bath! Views of the mountains!
That 3-car garage! The shop! The home theater!
The bunkroom for your grandkids! On and on. An
architect helps you realize your dreams by understanding and
merging your desired way of life with your special location. |
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