USEFUL STUFF How to prepare for your Design Project
Mark Muir • 4 December 2023
Where Do You Start?
Creating a design brief before engaging an architect?
Renovating, extending or building a house can and should be really exciting.
However too often we hear stories of unexpected surprises, misunderstandings between the contractor, the client and the designer on the contracted scope of the project, and allowances for items not specified in the contract.
I have decided to do something about it….
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