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Sounds like a very lame architect! Hind sight is always 20/20 and it's unfortunate that you are learning this the hard way. These types of situations are always tricky, because your first instinct to...

Wallabee...

I am not a lawyer in any sense of the word, but it sounds like you have a couple of things going on here.

First, without knowing anything about the actual contract it would be...

amricca -

You're right that contractors can and will perform take-offs. They will usually do this in order to create their bid propsals. However, it is very common for an architect to also...

Well,

Without knowing any of the details surrounding your specific circumstances, it would be difficult for me to say with any certainty that your architect is being dishonest. It is possible that...

a few additional thoughts for consideration -

I agree with the answers above.

When my firm does take-offs we typically use a unit cost that accounts for installation not just the raw material....