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[quote=Anonymous]We did a similar project to what the OP is proposing. Originally talked with some design-build firms but eventually went with an architect & contractor. Design-build shrinks the calendar a bit, but on the down side you lose the benefit of multiple bids. Beyond that, I'm not sure one route is significantly faster than the other. If you hate to make decisions or have zero interest in all the gazillion choices, then you should definitely go with a design-build firm over an architect/contractor. As for the upfront costs and risks, I don't think there's a way to avoid that entirely. And yes everything will take much longer and cost much more than you can possibly imagine. Still worth it for us; we invested about $450k in a house we bought for that amount 20 years ago. It's still small (2500sf plus a big screen porch) but everything has been updated/upgraded and it will all be paid off in 4 more years. [/quote]
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