During construction, on every single project of my career, there is a conversation that I have with my clients ... and it has to do with the size of the rooms. At very predictable times during … [Read more...]
022: Residential Construction Costs
In the beginning, when you are starting to plan your budget for building a new house, residential construction costs are not that complicated unless you really want to make them that way. There are … [Read more...]
Stairs are Complicated
Some of the most complicated and underappreciated architectural drawings to ever exist are those depicting stairs. While I will readily concede that part of me likes the technical challenges that come … [Read more...]
020: The Construction Bid Process
Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]
Estate Project – Preston Hollow
Life of been disproportionately busy as of late - which is nothing that should win me any awards, but I am already disproportionately busy so for me to single it out should count for something ... I … [Read more...]
The Competitive Bid Process
Of all the moments on a job, the bid phase gives me the most heartburn. It is a stressful period full of hardcore short-term deadlines and while my personal history tells me that I don't really have … [Read more...]