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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....

Mark,

Thanks for the ideas! I'll start trying things out tomorrow... good thing it's a 3 day weekend. With regards to the home inspection - I think what happened is the inspector simply turned on...

In addition to answers already posted, the other big difference is about 3 years of education and $70K in tuition! Most architects these days a required to have a Masters Degree - graphic designers...

My house is about 10 years old. When we bought the house the basement had already been fully finished. The problem is I only can get hot water out of the fixtures - the cold water trickles out -...