Hi.
We are preparing for a major remodel of our existing home, at least doubling the size of a 900 sq ft house. We have the money, we have rough drawings of floor plans, elevations, and firm but flexible ideas of what we want to incorporate into the final structure.
We're ready to take all this to an architect and wonder what we can expect for his fee.
For example, we're aware that he'll probably revise our rough plans extensively to meet code, stud spacing, engineering loads, ergonomic considerations and so on, and perhaps come up with a few neat ideas we haven't thought of. And we're aware that he'll provide all the drawings and materials lists needed for building permits and construction estimates.
Is that normally the extent of an architect's services, or can we expect him to apply for the permits for us? Contact (or recommend) contractors? See the project through to completion?
Or is he done when he hands us the drawings?
-chib