Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 18, 2007 11:29 pm What have been peoples experiences of dealing with building designers? I would be interested in any recommendations which people have for building designers in Melbourne.
Regards NoviceBuilder Re: Building Designers 3Jul 19, 2007 8:53 am Hi Novice,
It depends on what you mean by "building designer". My parents used a "designer" for their home - he is not trained as an architect - but came up with the general design for the home. They then had to pay more to get an architect to convert this into a construction plan. The pitfall with some designers (esp high end ones) is that budget doesn't mean much to them! A $550k house ended up being $950k. Of course - mum & dad's house is spectacular - their design fees were around $10k, plus architects fees of $10k. I'm sure not every building designer is so pricey! Any recommended small/medium builder designers here in Melbourne Victoria? Thanks 0 575 Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 30236 |