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Architect Number of Site Visits & Fees

Sophie
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

How often does your architect visit the site during the construction?


Our architect specified 7 visits in the contract, and visits beyond that will be additional fee. We haven't signed the contract yet, so there might be room for negotiation, and I wonder what's the norm. I feel like 7 visits might be far from enough.


We are building a small two-story house on a small city lot, roughly 2500 sqft including the finished basement. It will meet the Passive House standard, which means we probably need an architect's full service... Does a $74K architect fee sound reasonable for this kind of project? We are in the Midwest.


Thank you in advance for your input!

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