1 - Budget

A helpful method for clients working with us in the early stage is to move backwards from their set budget. From there, they can take into account not only the estimated construction costs, but soft costs not associated with construction—the design fees, permitting fees, unexpected costs like a soil reports and grading.

2 - Concept

We typically charge an hourly rate to come up with a concept design that will show our client the scope of work ahead. We charge hourly in this stage of because people don’t always know what they want to do when they start their project. Once we know what the project is, we can move on to the permit drawings.

3 - plans FOR PERMITTING

During this stage, we will complete the permit drawings your project. We will be able to accurately estimate the costs associated with drafting the permit plan set, as well as give you the cost for the architectural stamping prior to starting this stage.
 

4 - PERMITTING

Once the project is complete, we can also continue our services onto project permitting, where we can oversee that the project is submitted correctly to the County and assist in a Minor Grading Permit, if required. This is typically charged at as fixed fees.

interior design

Our clients who have contracted us to design their home often use us to work on the interior design of their home. This is generally charged at an hourly rate and can be set at a “not-to-exceed” number. Typically we can estimate the quantity of hours it will take to design an area, and can give a fairly accurate estimate once the scope of work is determined.

We also do interior design for remodels, large or small. Many clients are looking for help to pull together a color scheme and finish materials for their home, sometimes this may only be a few hours of our time, but can make a large impact on the finished product.