On 5/25/2008 5:17 PM Edwin Pawlowski spake thus:

"mr jones" wrote in message

how do you decide if an architect should get involved (on say
a basement refinish project, or room addition), vs. having the
contractor work of a set of rudimentary drawings ?

Permits and approvals go much better with plans from an architect. I'm
going through a $1million dollar project and the town essentially said "if
it is OK with the architect it is OK with us".

Not only do they "go better", but such plans are often *required*. I
know for a fact that they are here in Oakland, CA, based on recent
experience of an acquaintance remodeling his kitchen. The city required
an architect's drawings for the project.


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