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There's like 200 architects listed in the phone book. It doesn't say what kind of work they do. Am I supposed to call them one by one? The OAA only has 18 architects listed in their membership, so it' ...

If I hire a real architect, and I'd love to, the costs would spiral out of control. Permits, fees, inspections; as it is now, I won't be able to address many of the problems here. With all those extra ...

I thought the person I was hiring WAS an architecht. It turns out she may have only been a designer. I became suspicious of her after she told me to rip out the original baseboards and moldings and la ...

You're absolutely right, you have to be here and surrounded by these constraints, and opportunities as well, to get any idea of what to do. I'm no architect but since I live here, and see the various ...

I'm trying to come up with ideas for renovating my Victorian home. One of the things I'm looking at is turning two rooms into one; let me explain.

When the house was built, around 1900, there was a ...

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Topic: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:32 am Subject: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	There's like 200 architects listed in the phone book. It doesn't say what kind of work they do. Am I supposed to call them one by one? The OAA only has 18 architects listed in their membership, so it' ...
Topic: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:53 am Subject: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	If I hire a real architect, and I'd love to, the costs would spiral out of control. Permits, fees, inspections; as it is now, I won't be able to address many of the problems here. With all those extra ...
Topic: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:31 am Subject: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	I thought the person I was hiring WAS an architecht. It turns out she may have only been a designer. I became suspicious of her after she told me to rip out the original baseboards and moldings and la ...
Topic: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:25 pm Subject: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	You're absolutely right, you have to be here and surrounded by these constraints, and opportunities as well, to get any idea of what to do. I'm no architect but since I live here, and see the various ...
Topic: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:43 pm Subject: Victorian living room divided in two, what to do about it
malfunction Replies: 11 Views: 2788	I'm trying to come up with ideas for renovating my Victorian home. One of the things I'm looking at is turning two rooms into one; let me explain. When the house was built, around 1900, there was a ...