Are we within our rights to ask them to go back to the drawing board and design something we can afford?
We discussed by phone and they're saying we'll have to lose a bedroom to get under budget but we need that bedroom, it's one of the main reasons for doing the extension.
clearly wasnt too much money with the benefit of hindsightAn extortionate price. Personally I’d wait. There has to be another way. Tying into this level of debt for an extension is madness. What interest will you pay on top ? Don’t rush into this. Take your time and get a few different quotes. I know someone who did a huge extension under two years ago for under 200k. And even that looked too much money at the time. Are you sure you want to stay there ? Would it make more sense to move ?
Do you think we should pay full price for plans that are completely outside our budget and that we can't use? I'm not being sarcastic and I have never not paid for a service in my life but I can't help feeling that we've been had. They knew our budget and designed something twice what we originally wanted to spend and 1.5 times the budget we'd agreed a couple of months previously.Yes... but you'll pay them for the service.
Well they did as requested by producing the original and you said yourself you were delighted and asked for a jig around. Unfortunately prices have rocketed. As regards payment, negotiate negotiate negotiate.Do you think we should pay full price for plans that are completely outside our budget and that we can't use? I'm not being sarcastic and I have never not paid for a service in my life but I can't help feeling that we've been had. They knew our budget and designed something twice what we originally wanted to spend and 1.5 times the budget we'd agreed a couple of months previously.
The plans were presented to us as if they were within our budget. So yes, we were delighted to think that we could afford all double bedrooms, a walk in wardrobe etc etc. But we can’t (as we had originally expected) so now we have plans we can’t use.Well they did as requested by producing the original and you said yourself you were delighted and asked for a jig around. Unfortunately prices have rocketed. As regards payment, negotiate negotiate negotiate.
The architect's estimate of 300k ex VAT was from late March. We made it clear at that point that our max budget was 375 incl VAT and fees.
Do you think we should pay full price for plans that are completely outside our budget and that we can't use? I'm not being sarcastic and I have never not paid for a service in my life but I can't help feeling that we've been had. They knew our budget and designed something twice what we originally wanted to spend and 1.5 times the budget we'd agreed a couple of months previously.
They’re looking for 5k right now. The total estimated fee is a little over €20k plus VAT. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the build cost but it’s paid in stages (25% for design, 15% for planning, 30% for tender, 30% for build).Don't bother asking if you don't want to but what are the Architect's fees for his design, etc and how has he priced his fee?
Thank you. The price he charged is not excessive, obviously doing a lot more than just the design. Maybe a bit of leeway there but not much I would say.They’re looking for 5k right now. The total estimated fee is a little over €20k plus VAT. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the build cost but it’s paid in stages (25% for design, 15% for planning, 30% for tender, 30% for build).
Ah.The fee is calculated as a percentage of the build cost
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