Architect Blog

Change Orders are services (design, engineering and construction) that are outside of and in addition to the Original Contract’s Scope Of Work, for a particular Project. Most Change Orders occur during construction and consist of material and labor requirements to accomplish a certain Task(s). Depending on the size and complexity of the work, some of the ways to pay for them are: deposit with balance upon completion of work; deposit with payments as work progresses; no deposi

There are many different types of home building contracts for consideration, but for purposes of this short Blog, lets look at some commonalities. The contract costs are based on the architectural plans and specifications which are based on the Client’s scope of work requests and budget, at the beginning of the process. Within this world and not withstanding other factors, variations in cost will naturally unfold as part of human nature, no matter how good the intentions are

A typical remodel/addition project will contain a multitude of home building costs, revolving around material and labor resources. Of the two and depending on the type of Project, labor constitutes about twice as much costs as material. Labor is comprised of both direct labor and Subcontractor labor. For purposes of this short Blog, let’s accept the Subcontractor as mostly inclusive of labor costs (material portion is therefore less intensive). Direct labor (i.e. finish carpe