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SAMIAM · 08-18-2007, 01:55 PM

I'm wondering why you even need an architect unless you are having him design a house for you.Any builder can modify a standard plan to your liking and each plan has the square footage,so that you can bid it out by the foot to keep people honest.
How much do they charge?.....by the job,by the hour,by the foot?
I've built several buildings over the years (mostly commercial) and always figured that an architect is just another hand in your pocket so I never used one.

08-18-2007, 01:55 PM	#8
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,920 Thanks: 341 Thanked 1,693 Times in 595 Posts	I'm wondering why you even need an architect unless you are having him design a house for you.Any builder can modify a standard plan to your liking and each plan has the square footage,so that you can bid it out by the foot to keep people honest. How much do they charge?.....by the job,by the hour,by the foot? I've built several buildings over the years (mostly commercial) and always figured that an architect is just another hand in your pocket so I never used one.