Whether or not you need an architect for home remodeling?
You home is the reflection of your personality, so with changing trends, it is good to follow the latest. If you are planning to give an all new makeover to your home, it is good to consult an architect before taking any step further.
An architect can easily read your mind and offer you a concept and design within your expectation and budget. Your architect is not just an artist who draws and shapes your house, but helps you fulfilling your dream to convert an old-fashioned pale house to a new, stylish home. But, while opting for an architect, you have to be very careful and must have a clear idea on your purpose, needs, budgets and guidelines for hiring.
Advantages of hiring an architect
You may have many ideas and concepts in mind, but you may not always know how to get it done. Even if you know the vendors, the task in getting things done and managing the works is not a cakewalk, especially to juggle it within your busy office hours and travels.
An architect on the other hand can make your plans and visions come true. He can convert your ideas into exact drawings, analyse the practicality or pros and cons of each plans and get things executed with trusted vendors and workers in his network.
By hiring an architect, you need not worry about sourcing raw materials or managing the workers; instead he will undertake all those associated tasks and completes the work within the time-frame and upon pre-agreed budget. Using his expertise in the field he can also offer you cost effective solutions for various tasks.
Mistakes to avoid
The task of choosing an architect is not a cakewalk, you might come across many attractive projects in his portfolio, but as with any other case, it may not be a great experience for you. Problems can arise with the quality of materials used, completion of work with the pre-agreed time frame, budgets or even realizing your ideas. So before finalizing your architect, your task is not just keeping a tab on his past records, but realizing whether his vision for your house matches with your own.
Questions to Ask Your Architect
Once you have zeroed in on the architect, you have to discuss with him your exact needs and budgets. He can provide you expert solutions and approximate building costs after initial consultation.
Before starting the project, there are certain inevitable questions which you should ask to the proposed architect.
- Is he a registered architect under the Architects Registration Board?
- What is the estimated cost of the project and time-frame for completion?
- How and from where is he going to source the materials
- Will there be any additional costs
- Who will design my project?
- The feasibility of your idea and the safety factors
- The upfront payment and subsequent payment structure
- How do you charge?
These questions helps you to make sure about the successful implementation of your ideas. Without further ado, go ahead and pledge to overhaul your home decor, following the latest trend with the help of a worthy architect.
