Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Illinois > Chicago Suburbs
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 03-10-2009, 08:47 PM
mh7 mh7 started this thread
 
102 posts, read 332,845 times
Reputation: 58

Advertisements

Does anyone have any idea what the price range would be for hiring an architect to design an addition to an existing home (approx. 12x14 space) ?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-10-2009, 11:23 PM
 
610 posts, read 2,728,163 times
Reputation: 128
I was charged $1100.00 for a smaller addition and kitchen reconfiguration about 6 years ago. This was a detailed set of plans, the type you'd submit for a city permit.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-10-2009, 11:29 PM
mh7 mh7 started this thread
 
102 posts, read 332,845 times
Reputation: 58
ok cool, thats about what I was expecting...someone told me they thought the plans alone would run 7-10k - I almost fell off my bar stool!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-30-2009, 10:35 AM
 
1 posts, read 1,895 times
Reputation: 10
Default Hiring an architect

Hello,

My name is James, and my business partner have had our own residential / small commercial architectural design firm for approx. 13 years. We have done many residential additions over the years. Each project is unique to the individual homeowners and the property. Our typical price range would be based on the age / condition of the home, the site parameters and how to best match the addition to the existing home design. On average the fee would be approximately $2,500 to design the addition, prepare the drawings and get the project through permitting for construction. Any questions, feel free to email me at [EMAIL="designhs@aol.com"]designhs@aol.com[/EMAIL]
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-30-2009, 01:17 PM
 
28,455 posts, read 85,326,011 times
Reputation: 18728
I have used guys like the above, and I have to say that while I have no direct experience with designhs, these kinds of offerings can work out fine. The key is to make sure that the guys KNOW THE LOCAL CODES and then you are golden.

I joked that instead paying "Jahn Helmut" prices I paid for "Joe with da' Helmet" prices for the plans that I needed to get a bedroom added to a two br rental property...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Illinois > Chicago Suburbs

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:06 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top