My Sweet Home

[sids]

Hi - For last couple of weeks I have been going through this forum and have realized the commitment of all the members here to help one another with info. I really appreciate your time and contribution on this forum as it immensely will help newbies like me who has finally decided to make my dream of owning my sweet home come true.
First question that comes to my mind is whether to go for complete contract or just go for labor contract. I have read pros and cons of each mode of execution. And my inclination is towards the later one considering the quality and satisfaction. However I would like to weigh in both of them and see which one would suit my condition.
Here are few details that I would need from this forum that will help me to decide

- Can I get the architectural planning done by good architect and have the building executioner (labor contractor) execute it as per the plan? How does the architect
charge for the complete plan? If I employ the architect to have periodic visits to the site and make sure things are happening as per plan? Doe you think this kind of an
arrangement would really work?
- Can I employ a civil engineer who can help me with material procurement, interact with the ground staff and architect and oversee the overall construction? If yes how
much would it cost approximately to employ a junior engineer (may be 2-3 years out of the college)
- I can set aside 3hrs every day for this. Is this sufficient provided I have someone reliable from my family side or employed civil engineer to monitor and coordinate the
the progress/work on site?

If you answer yes to the above plan, please suggest me details of very good architect and a very good labor contractor.

-Sid

[kraghum]

- Can I get the architectural planning done by good architect and have the building executioner (labor contractor) execute it as per the plan? How does the architect
charge for the complete plan? If I employ the architect to have periodic visits to the site and make sure things are happening as per plan? Doe you think this kind of an
arrangement would really work?

you can do that, but when i checked/enquired about my house construction good architects will not oblige for this. the house construction is evolving and teh initial plan keep changing/modified. in my case i hired full time architect help. and when we agreed on final layout and started the foundation, we hit stone at 2ft (we expected an cellar parking) my architect advised me to be patient and worked on revised plan which was totally different to fix cellar somewhere else without spending money in excavating rock. like these many instance i cna quote where original plan need to be adjusted and you need to also think how these changes affect for other design and keep them in order. on architect

fees you can save little but full time architect will really add value

- Can I employ a civil engineer who can help me with material procurement, interact with the ground staff and architect and oversee the overall construction? If yes how much would it cost approximately to employ a junior engineer (may be 2-3 years out of the college)

An architect will give lot of creative ideas which might not work well from engineer perspective, may be due to amount of work/craftsmanship etc, so a fresher will not add any value to your construction except may be deciphering drawings for a Mestry. better have someone with ate least 8-10 years solid experience

In mycase since both of us were working we hired a full time engineer on sqft on item rate contract, it will be pricey but he will bear all headache (many might not agree, but we checked his previous work before going with him)

hope this helps

[sids]

Hi Raghu, thank you for your valuable inputs. This will definitely help me with my next course of action. I also happened to check your Facebook posts about your home. I'm really impressed with the way the house has come out. Especially the importance that is given to the good ventilation.

-Sid