Consulting

With the amount of time and money you will be investing in building a dream home you cannot afford NOT to hire a consultant with a fresh set of eyes and 30 years of experience to review your architecture plans. Something as simple as a light switch in an inconvenient location, a door that swings in the wrong direction, or needing an outlet that does not exist can become a daily frustration.

Consulting services are available to assist you in designing and building your dream home. Please contact Susan Lang at info@designwithsusan.com

Consulting fees for floor plan, electrical, elevation, HVAC plan review:

0-12,000 square feet, 55 cents a foot
Over 12,000 square feet fee upon request
Consulting fees on an individual room basis for remodeling upon request

Consulting fees for electrical plan review only:

0-12,000 square feet, 25 cents a foot
Over 12,000 square feet fee upon request
Consulting fees on an individual room basis for remodeling upon request

The Consulting Process for reviewing architecture plans: Send two copies of your floor plans, electrical plan, elevations, and HVAC plans. Also, copy and fill in pages 67-80 of the book Designing Your Dream Home and send these completed pages along with your architectural plans.

Services: After reviewing the architectural plans and referencing the pages from the book, a letter of the alphabet will be placed on any area of the plans that warrant further discussion. Questions to consider, suggestions, and comments will be typed up corresponding to the letter of the alphabet on the plan. One marked up set of plans will be shipped to you along with the typed notes. A follow up phone call will be made to discuss the questions, suggestions, and comments. The follow up call may take several phone calls to complete based on the amount of notes to discuss.

Payment for reviewing architecture plans: Half of the total cost sent with the architectural plans and filled in book pages. Balance will be due when the marked up plans are ready to be shipped.

Consulting fees for a box and can, HVAC vent and return air walk through at job site on an hourly basis upon request. This would include a job site visit with the homeowner once their home has been framed and the light switch and outlet boxes have been mounted without wiring, recessed can light frames mounted without wiring, and HVAC vent and return air locations identified without duct work installed.

Consulting fees for getting the homeowner organized available upon request. This would include photographing and measure existing furniture, art, and other objects, and organizing and setting up 3-ring binders.

Consulting fees to assist the homeowner in identifying what they want in their home prior to the homeowner’s first visit with their architect. This would include assisting the homeowner in filling in checklists and forms from the book Designing Your Dream Home. Additionally, the homeowner would be shown books, photos, and tear sheets collected over a 15 year period to help identify their needs and desires.

Hourly consulting fees for job site visits during the building process upon request

*Travel expenses for any consulting job will be billed at cost
*Out of pocket expenses will be billed at cost
*Timeline for all consulting will be determined on a case-by-case basis

If you are an individual or individuals with very little time and/or interest to devote to designing your dream home, but want to build a dream home, you are the perfect candidate to hire Susan Lang as your home design consultant.

If you have worked with an architect and have been presented with floor plans, electrical plans, HVAC plans, and elevations but feel unsure about how to review the plans or how to read them, hiring Susan Lang as a consultant is your answer.

By hiring Susan Lang as a consultant, the return on your investment will be time saved, which equals dollars, peace of mind, reduction of stress, and confidence in the decisions you are making which is priceless.