Our Fees
As a client of PJH Architectural Services, you can expect a personal and tailored service, with a transparent fee structure from day one
What’s the cost of our services?
Our costs depend on the type of project and the level of involvement you require from us. Quoting figures without visiting the property and understanding the full client brief would be misleading.
We provide all clients with a detailed, comprehensive, fixed-fee proposal, calculated based on your brief and our level of involvement. This approach ensures cost certainty from the start of a project.
Some companies offer standard fee packages that may give clients an initial idea of costs. However, these packages are not tailored to individual projects, which can result in clients paying for services they don’t need, ultimately diminishing value for money.
At PJH Architectural Services, we conduct an initial consultation with all our clients. Following this, we provide a comprehensive written scope of work that clearly identifies the client’s requirements, along with a full breakdown of our services, associated costs, timescales, and payment terms.
Extensive feedback from our many previous clients has shown that this approach is invaluable. It ensures that every client is aware of all associated costs from day one, including our design fees and third-party fees such as the planning application, building regulations fees, and structural engineer fees. This transparency allows clients to factor these figures into their overall budget from the outset.
While cost is an important consideration when choosing a designer, the cheapest option is not always the best. When you are investing significantly in a property, it is crucial to choose the right designer. Failure to do so can lead to wasted time and money, regardless of the initial fee.
What a client needs in a practice:
- A practice that can listen and understand your needs and requirements.
- A practice that offers design advice based on experience and local planning legislation.
- A practice who advises on how to maximise the value of a property while providing a design in conjunction with a client’s requirements and budget.
- A practice who understands budgets and can accurately design to suit a client’s budgets.
- A practice that has the ability to create design options in a timely manner and explain them clearly in layman’s terms.
- A practice that has a comprehensive understanding of local authority requirements to ensure your planning application (if required) has the best chance of approval.
- A practice that has the ability to create accurate and comprehensive tender and building regulations packages, providing all necessary components for builders/contractors. This service ensures cost certainty from the start and avoids any unpleasant surprises on site.
- A practice that has the ability to liaise with builders and contractors on-site while maintaining the client’s best interests throughout the project.
- A practice that can talk to and advise clients on the impact the on-site works may have to them, and how, if appropriate it may affect them as a family.
- A practice that can advise and help client’s with choosing the correct builder/contractor to suit them and their project.
- A practice that can advise client’s on how the building process works.
- A practice that prides its self on their accessibility and responsiveness.
If you’re looking for an architectural practice for your extension
contact PJH Architectural Services now