You don’t have to be designing your home from scratch to need an architect. If you’re making any structural changes to your home at all, whether it be an addition, a remodel or adding a whole new floor, an architect should be the first person you call.
An architect can perform many of the same services a contractor would but will also be able to incorporate any changes into the overall design of the house. Though some contractors do have an eye for design, an architect has had extensive training in blending form and function. When you bring them in at the beginning of the project, it can save you from an aesthetic disaster that could hurt the resale value of your home.
WHAT AN ARCHITECT CAN DO FOR YOU
Here are the three main functions an architect performs when working on residential projects:
DESIGN
An architect will help you plan the project and come up with designs. Good design will take your needs, the style of the current structure and the building site into consideration. Expect an architect to ask and consider questions like: What are the traffic patterns in your home and how does this project fit with them? How will...
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