We thought we could whittle down architectural fees to somewhere around $16K for plans for whole house remodel. But it ended up being closer to $35K once you factor in costs for utility drawings and electrical drawings. The $35K is what other architects quoted us originally and they were basically right

We thought we could whittle down architectural fees to somewhere around $16K for plans for whole house remodel. But it ended up being closer to $35K once you factor in costs for utility drawings and electrical drawings. The $35K is what other architects quoted us originally and they were basically right

We are doing a partial remodel of early 1900s DC rowhouse in Mt Pleasant area. Prior owner tore out previous floor and installed fake wood, ugh. As part of remodel, redoing floors. Main floor is open floorplan with no separate entryway. Walk in front door and can see from front of house, which is living room, all the way to kitchen in back. We planned to remodel with hardwood throughout, however, concerned about entryway and kitchen being able to withstand water/snow/ice and kids. Looked at a ton of open houses and developers seems to be doing hardwood throughout including kitchens, but don't know if that's practical. Any suggestions on alternatives or have folks found that hardwood holds up in kitchens and entryways?