Architex

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We had trouble with him. So we had to go with somebody else. I ended up spending about $10000 with him. The architectural plans were very professional, but the bad thing was he kind of just did what he wanted to do instead of making plans for we wanted to do. He also drew some plans with an assumption without making a verification. The way it stands now, I'm like a hairpin from filing a lawsuit. But I probably won't go there. What I do think is important is to have the fact that when people look on Angie's List for this architect they need to understand that he is going to do what he wants to do and not what you want to do. He made some assumptions with our house based on tradition without verifying the facts. For instance he thought the house was built on a frost wall which means the foundation goes 4 ft. below the ground. He just made that assumption, but then never verified it. The house was built in 1960. In addition to that when we confronted him about the issue he said, "Oh well, I'm busy right now. I can't get to it for another month." In my mind, if I have a client who has paid me $10000 I would say, "Okay, well let's look at it and let's see how we can fix it." That really put us over the hill. The price was kind of on the higher end. We had to spend another $5000 to go with another architect. He could have had more frequent interactions. It probably didn't help that we're hundreds of miles apart, but you've got phone, you've got Internet, you've got all kinds of online access. He could have given us more feedback instead of less frequent and maybe this issue would have been caught in early stages.

Great company that really wants to help you make the best choices.

The owner and architect Timothy Gallagher did my work. He set me up with the interview process for the design concept, then presenting the design concept, revising what the design concept was, then revision, redrawing, and the plans. He was very responsive dealing with the county building department concerning any questions about the drawings, the code requirements, as well as coordinating with the builder. He was very hands on from start to finish and he took care of everything. His professional expertise in architecture obviously was helpful going through with some issues that came out.

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Tim came and looked at our house for any signs of major structural problems. He was punctual and professional. He was very knowledgeable and answered all of my questions. Our concerns were with a "soft" floor we had in our very old house. Tim pointed out the signs we should look for regarding major structural problems, but found no major problems with our floor. He also referred us to some builders that could help us with our house in the future. Overall a great experience and would definitely call Tim again in the future.

Tim from Architex is who performed the service. I was quite impressed with his understanding of the situation and his punctuality since it was a home purchase and we had a tight timeline and budget. Tim came out right away to inspect the site and had great advice to give me on the issue. I feel Tim is trustworthy based on what he said to me, he didn't actually recommend follow-up service through him for these issues. Normally I would have expected a sales pitch for some serious work. He gave a very honest assessment that was in my favor not his. I will likely go back to Tim for other work later down the road that will require an architect based on my interaction with him here. I should also say Tim was very knowledgeable about historic buildings and was a treasure trove of information on these types of structures.

I dealt with Tim Gallagher and he did a really good job.