Anonymous
09/02/2025 22:58
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Why do you need renovations?
Anonymous
09/02/2025 21:51
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
You need an architect. Get one.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:09
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Our designer worked together with our contractor on our renovations.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:07
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
I could never see a need for an architect or designer for rennovations.
A new build that is different and unique, unlike most anything ever built before, perhaps then so.
A new build that is different and unique, unlike most anything ever built before, perhaps then so.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 20:02
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
A designer can do this.
Anonymous
09/02/2025 18:58
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Where are you?
Anonymous
09/01/2025 17:34
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Your project sounds like it could benefit from a designer. We hired a design firm and I wish I could recommend them to you, but we aren’t in dmv and they only do local work. Can you ask around your friends and neighbors who have done a remodel? I agree, it’s hard to know where to start when areas are being gutted, and having the guidance of a designer is helpful when it comes to making sure the space looks and functions well.
Anonymous
09/01/2025 10:51
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Your project is far too small for a design-build to make sense.
Your contractor can help you with the powder room.
Even though an architect would come in handy, with your bedroom conversion that doesn't mean it's an "extensive rennovation."
I do think that you'll need to pay up for a designer or maybe architect (depending). But then, I really don't see why your contractor can't handle the work itself.
Your contractor can help you with the powder room.
Even though an architect would come in handy, with your bedroom conversion that doesn't mean it's an "extensive rennovation."
I do think that you'll need to pay up for a designer or maybe architect (depending). But then, I really don't see why your contractor can't handle the work itself.
Anonymous
09/01/2025 10:27
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Did you ask your contractor to recommend an architect they have worked with before?
Anonymous
09/01/2025 10:12
Subject: Extensive renovation novices
Our home needs extensive renovations, and we are terrible at this! We do have a great contractor we like, but when it comes to designing spaces and making decisions, it’s really not our strength.
We tried contacting a full-service firm, but their quote was so incredibly expensive — we could have bought a whole other house with that money!
Do people sometimes just hire a designer and/or an architect if they already have their own contractor? Some of our projects are more cosmetic (like fixing up a powder room), but we also have some bigger ones where an architect might actually come in handy (a bedroom conversion, redesigning the front entrance, etc.).
If you’ve gone this route, we’d love to hear how it worked for you — and if you have any recommendations for designers or architects, we’d be so grateful!
We tried contacting a full-service firm, but their quote was so incredibly expensive — we could have bought a whole other house with that money!
Do people sometimes just hire a designer and/or an architect if they already have their own contractor? Some of our projects are more cosmetic (like fixing up a powder room), but we also have some bigger ones where an architect might actually come in handy (a bedroom conversion, redesigning the front entrance, etc.).
If you’ve gone this route, we’d love to hear how it worked for you — and if you have any recommendations for designers or architects, we’d be so grateful!