How to Keep Fees Under Control on Your Long Beach Home Remodel
When it comes to home remodels, most of our clients come to our Long Beach architecture firm with a general idea and a budget in mind. For example, they want to add a new master suite to their existing home, and they have X amount of dollars for the whole project. We occasionally work with homeowners for whom money is no object, but for most . . . Read more...
Why Our Long Beach Architecture Firm Chooses Local Contractors Over Online Contractors
Over the past several decades, many industries have made the decision to outsource work overseas to save costs. Factories have been built in other countries to supply US-based companies with parts and materials; remote call centers have been established for all types of companies requiring customer support; and yes, even architecture firms have . . . Read more...
Find Experts You Trust, and Then Actually Trust Them
Way back in 2013, we wrote about a client our Long Beach architecture firm was doing some work for—a community center in Long Beach. They were looking to update the locker rooms used by their members. Our architecture firm presented them with a design, which included material suggestions for things like flooring. The facilities committee that . . . Read more...
Our Long Beach Architecture Firm’s Response to COVID-19
You may be wondering why our Long Beach architecture firm is just now posting about our response to COVID-19. Up until now, we’ve just been communicating with our current clients on a case-by-case basis, assuring them that their projects are still moving forward while our staff works from home or at safe social distances from one another. . . . Read more...
Using a Long Beach Architect to Help with the Permitting Process
It’s becoming more and more frequent—potential clients reaching out to us who have been trying to “go it alone” with the city to get their plans approved for their new build or remodel. Here’s a recent message received by our Long Beach architecture firm: (more…)