That's what I just paid the architect. But I could have paid you.
The architect isn't an architect, but is a qualified architectural technician or whatever they are called. He used to be a postman. Very nice chap. Very helpful. Very good at contacts with the local planners and building control people. Very flexible. Nice to deal with. And a fraction of the cost of an architect, though doing the same job essentially. Those are the positives.
Having used his services in the past I know he has to be watched a bit on detail - not my forte either. His drawings are fine. But they could easily be CAD CAM rendered to give a real picture of how the building will look. And he isn't a creative thinker - but then I'm on that case.
The reason I bring this into the blog is to put forward the idea that you could do this - profitably and with minimum investment. And it would change your positioning so that you are in there as a partner at the start - and able and trusted to advise - and of course cross sell right from the beginning and across the whole course of the project.
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