We feel that he did not listen to all of the specifics that we wanted. We did work with him for a 3 month period and did not come up with a plan that worked for us. The work that he did was nice but it is not what we wanted. We wasted our time. He is talented, but it's of no use to any one if it's not what they want.
Description of Work: We had him help us design a kitchen by adding on to the house. We wanted to expand our kitchen to have eat-in capabilities.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
$225
CLIFFORD M.
09/2005
5.0
architect
+ -1 more
WE WERE ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH MR. BECK. HE WAS VERY PROMPT AND VERY THOROUGH. WHEN DOING THE FIRST WALK THOUGH OUR HOUSE WITH US, MR. BECK OFFERED MANY PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR PENDING PROJECT. HE WAS VERY CLEAR ABOUT HIS COSTS AND WAS NOT HIGH-PRESSURE ABOUT ANYTHING. HE DID ASK FOR A RETAINER, BUT THAT WOULD OF COURSE BE SUBTRACTED OUT OF THE FINAL AMOUNT. RICHARD BECK WAS PROMPT, CONCISE, KNOWLEDGEABLE, HIS PRICES SEEMED VERY FAIR AND HE WAS VERY PLEASANT TO WORK WITH. THERE WAS ONE TINY GLITCH WITH OUR FINAL PLANS, THE FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ON THE DRAWINGS WAS NOT EXACTLY CORRECT, BUT IT HAD NO BEARING ON THE RENOVATIONS AT HAND AND THEREFORE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. IF IT HAD BEEN A PROBLEM, I'M CERTAIN HE WOULD HAVE CORRECTED IT.
Description of Work: RICHARD BECK WALKED THOUGH OUR EXISTING HOUSE, TALKED OVER OUR PLANS FOR AN ADDITION AND SOME RENOVATIONS AND THEN DREW UP PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS ($450.00). THEN WITH SOME MORE CONSULTATION AND OUR ACCEPTANCE OF HIS PRELIMINARIES, HE COMPLETED THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR OUR HOME ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS ($1250.00). WE RECEIVED 7 COPIES OF THE FINAL BLUE PRINTS. THIS WAS ALL DONE WITHIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS! OTHER ARCHITECTS HAD TOLD US THEY COULDN'T START FOR MONTHS AND THE COST COULD BE $3500 - $5000!
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RICHARD A BECK & ASSOCIATES LTD is currently rated 3.5 overall out of 5.
No, RICHARD A BECK & ASSOCIATES LTD does not offer free project estimates.
No, RICHARD A BECK & ASSOCIATES LTD does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, RICHARD A BECK & ASSOCIATES LTD does not offer a senior discount.
No, RICHARD A BECK & ASSOCIATES LTD does not offer emergency services.
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