{"id":4369,"date":"2014-02-14T10:23:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T10:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=4369"},"modified":"2014-02-14T10:23:17","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T10:23:17","slug":"i-genuinely-sent-this-to-an-enquiry-today-encourage-all-building-professionals-to-do-the-same-initialconsultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/i-genuinely-sent-this-to-an-enquiry-today-encourage-all-building-professionals-to-do-the-same-initialconsultation\/","title":{"rendered":"I genuinely sent this to an enquiry today &#038; encourage all building professionals to do the same #InitialConsultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why architects need to charge for consultations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original enquiry was for me to visit house to increase light and warmth to the living room of an existing house.<\/p>\n<p>My response was to either:<\/p>\n<p>a. Conduct a site visit &amp; consultation to discuss the scope of the project, typical costs, budget etc&#8230; &#8211; charge \u20ac100 + VAT (23%) or:<\/p>\n<p>b. Provide an Initial Consultation which includes a partial survey, discuss brief and sketch possible proposal(s) in a mini-report &#8211; \u20ac495 + VAT (23%)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my reply when the enquiry was disappointed that I would not visit without payment:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Many thanks for your reply, I am sorry but I am unable to provide a feasibility consultation of this type without some form of payment. The reasons for this are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I am frequently asked to undertake consultations of this type across the Ireland; the travelling costs of traversing 6,868 sq miles (just taking into account the area of Connaught alone) do not make visiting every site in this way economically feasible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The travelling costs do not take into account the time &amp; money lost working on paying projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The fees discussed are in my opinion are small price to pay in order to ascertain the projects feasibility, possible designs &amp; budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The low fees separate those that are serious about their project and those that are &#8216;tire-kickers&#8217;, I am sure that you are very serious about undertaking the work but unfortunately in my experience there are those that aren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I also find that clients respect this business like approach which is similar in format to other professionals.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to proceed with either of the consultations as discussed, please do not hesitate to contact me.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stephens BA(Hons) DipArch ARB RIBA MRIAI (Conservation Accredited III)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I encourage all professionals working in the construction industry to do the same, please feel free to forward &amp; copy. 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