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How do we engage homearchitect for the initial home visit?
To get your project off the ground you will need an initial home visit; after this visit homearchitect will discuss your next possible steps via a menu of further architectural services. The service has been designed so that you can select those services that suit your budget and your project. You may choose to use your architect across every aspect of the project or just simply for ideas and advice. Importantly, you always stay in control. Click on 'Services' to find out more about the initial visit or contact us to get your project started.
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What happens during the initial home visit?
You will receive a document by email or post outlining 20 questions to ask yourself before you get started on your project. This will assist you to concentrate your thoughts on what it is that you are planning, and what information to have gathered/written down for the initial home visit. Your architect will visit you in your home at the appointed time. Your architect will spend time asking you questions and finding out what you want to achieve. Options that are available will be discussed, along with their feasibility and implications. They will then take measurements of your property and sketch out a plan of your property as it currently exists. Once this is completed your architect is now in a position to draw up initial design sketches to help you visualise your design and provide input. These drawings will be yours to keep so that you can refer back to them at a later date. The initial home visit is designed to be an interactive session so you will be heavily involved in the process providing information about your lifestyle, your ideas and your feedback on proposed solutions. By the end of the initial visit you should be fully informed and in a position to move forward with your project.
What happens after the initial home visit?
Your architect will discuss recommended further services as laid out in the services menu before they leave you at the end of the visit. They will then send you a costed list of these, and you can then select the services that you want your architect to carry out for you - for example, Developed/Scheme design drawings, or an application for Planning Permission. The menu is designed to be as flexible as possible allowing you to use your architect as much or as little as you want.
What does an initial home visit cost?
An initial home visit will cost €800 including VAT for a four-hour half-day consultation. The cost includes the time spent at your house, the Outline Sketch proposals and all the helpful advice you require.
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How do I know if I need a half or full day initial home visit?
This will depend on the size of your project. If you are planning a single storey kitchen extension, a half day should be sufficient. On the other hand, if more issues are involved (questions about reconfiguring the existing house, attic conversion, side extension, improving insulation/heating system) a full-day consultation would be more appropriate. If the initial home visit takes less time than planned, the left over hours will be held in credit for future service
