Hey, congratulations! Finally, you have got the perfect piece of land and now you are all set to build your dream house.
Yeah, we do understand that you are stuck on a very important decision of architect vs. design-build contractor. And this is the reason we are here with this article exclusively dealing with your problem.
Be warned we are not going to make the decision for you. The decision has to be made only by you. But, we will surely help you in getting to the right decision by telling you the pros and cons of both of them.
The basic difference between the Architect and the Design Builder
The architects are generally the professionals trained in the design-theory, engineering, and the Project management. This is not necessarily the case with the design-builders.
The design-build firms are a group of professionals with expertise in architecture, building and all other related fields. These are the firms whom you can hire to build your dream house from the scratch.
But, if you hire an architect the next level will be to hire a contractor who can build on the basis of design created by the architect.
The effect of your decision on the cost of the project
Building a house is anyway a costly affair and your choice regarding architect and design-build can put a great impact on that. An architect’s estimation of cost is based on the inputs from the area contractor.
This estimate is an average cost and it may easily get overrun if you have something special in your design. The estimated cost given by the design-build firms rarely gets out of the track because the whole team works in a close-knit group.
If you suggest a change in the mid-project the architect will charge an hourly rate thus increasing the budget. Hiring design-build firms are in most cases cost-effective.
The ease of handling the project
When you hire an architect and a contractor separately there are chances of conflicts where you’ll be standing as a judge.
There are instances when the contractor refuses to take the initial design of the architect in the given budget. You either need to increase your budget for the contractor or get a fresh design from the architect which again will be charged.
This problem does not arise in case you hire a design-build firm because their contract involves doing everything within the prescribed budget.
However, if the architect is ready to work with your contractor as a team the chance of conflict diminishes.
Not everybody gets the golden opportunity of building their dream house from scratch. If you are lucky enough to get this chance don’t ruin it with bad decisions.
Search online for resources, meet the experienced experts in the field and take your decision smartly. Whatever decisions you take, try to choose the right professionals to make your home for you because houses are not built daily.
Hope you get your dream house built soon.
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