Monday, February 18, 2013

Planning to Remodel?

The Design / Build Advantage

Creativity in Living, Inc. (dba Top Notch) use of the design/build model is a key factor in the company's landing of custom projects. Because of the clients' frequent travels and busy work schedules, they want one contract for all of their issues. Concerns working with an architect are there would be something lost in the translation when design goes out to bid or that some static might occur between what they wanted to achieve aesthetically and the production of construction.

At Top notch, the design/build model also includes preliminary cost breakdown, interior design and space planning so every design decision is made with knowledge of the realities of construction. It also allows the clients and designers to tweak designs throughout the process while working with the production team.

A lot of times, as a designer, you have to be on the site and read the client and their temperament and translate what they are telling you into reality. That is a lot easier when everybody is part of the same company. There is a lot of cost savings when the designer has decades of experience with structural engineering and methods of construction plus in-field knowledge prior to beginning the design process. Not to mention the experience and knowledge with green design and scape design.

Finally, there is no finger pointing at the architect, contractor, interior designer or landscape designer. Just one person, one source, handling each and every aspect of the construction puzzle.

Go to www.EstimateConstructionCostFirst.com to start your planning.

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