Yes, we will visit your site to establish your needs and the costs in meeting those needs, you are under no obligation to engage us and no fees are charged for that visit if it is in Auckland, North Shore, Manukau or Waitakere Cities. Areas outside those or the Gulf Islands will be subject to negotiated travel charges. A written fee quotation will be given before you make a decision to engage us. Final quotation for our fees and budget estimates for your project will be given after our initial free consultation and investigations of council records. Any additional engineering, survey or other professional services will be arranged by us and fees will be notified to you before commencement of your project.
Council fees vary and each council has a different way of charging.
All design fees are due before submission to council, some councils require all their fees on submission but others accept just a deposit. Larger projects will require a fee deposit after preliminary design. Yes all our work is personally guaranteed and you are covered under the Building Act 1991 and The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. We guarantee a building or resource consent providing our advice is followed and you are able to meet the council requirements. We support your project from start to finish as part of our design fee.