Note: Since completion of the house I have also decided to allow guest bloggers to post articles related to remodeling. This continues the education process.
TIMELINE
Architect Selection - December 2002 through January 2003
Getting a Permit - January 2003 through November 2004
Construction - November 2004 through September 2006
Post Construction - October 2006 through ???
Retainer Given to Architect
Sun, Jan 19 2003 12:30 PM
| Architect Selection, Fees, Olympia Greer, Remodel
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Today is a big day! A retainer was given to Olympia Greer, our architect, to start work.
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Architect Selection
Sat, Jan 18 2003 03:06 PM
| Architect Selection, Olympia Greer, Remodel
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After interviewing several people, we chose to go with Olympia Greer. We chose her because she has a great design sense and lives and works in Palos Verdes Estates.
Architect Selection Criteria
Sun, Dec 1 2002 02:55 PM
| Architect Selection, Olympia Greer, Remodel, Staircase
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We had certain criteria that we wanted met when we started to interview for an architect. They are, not necessarily in this order:
- Must be local in case here are problems and we need to meet.
- Must be intimately familiar with the Palos Verdes Estates Art Jury and Planning Commission processes as the requirements and hoops to jump through are very complex for the novice.
- Must be able to understand what I want and run with it. I can describe only so much of the feel and expect the architect to elaborate on it and interject original ideas. For example, take a look at Olympia Greer's vision of a Craftsman staircase railing.
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