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Online Calculators

Want a quick estimate on what your project will cost to design and build? Check out our online cost estimators to give you an idea of rough costs. We've provided some links to free cost estimating calculators to assist you in developing a rough estimate of costs for the design and construction of your custom residential project. These calculators only provide rough estimates so they don't take the place of having a qualified design professional or contractor bid on your project. Hopefully they help you understand what things might cost so that you can better assess your financial ability to pursue your desired project.

Project Updates

Townhomes

Grouparchitect now offers a reduced cost service for prospective homeowners. We walk through a potential home with our client and listen to what they want to do and offer real time feedback regarding the feasibility and potential challenges of pursuing your project. We can make almost any inspection schedule and our opinions are immediately useful to anyone wishing to make sure they can do their project BEFORE they buy their home. Contact us to discuss your project and how we can help!

Wonder what you could do with your existing home or a potential new one? Grouparchitect specializes in providing preliminary assessments for prospective projects. We investigate the requirements for your project as well as the constraints and give you the lowdown quickly, efficiently, and affordably. We also offer a full range of similar low-cost design services, ranging from sustainability and energy assessments to historical analyses to accessibility and ramp improvements. Check out http://www.grouparch.com/profile/architectural-services/initial-assessments for a complete list.

We offer free initial design consultations about your project. Contact us now to see how we can help: http://www.grouparch.com/profile/architectural-services/initial-design-c...

 

 

Join us at the Backyard Cottages Design Showcase - Monday May 24th 6-8pm @ SPACE. More info can be at: http://methodhomes.net/blog/2010/backyard-cottages/ . You can also download a flyer here

The Phinneywood Remodel and Bothell Remodel portfolio pages are now up on our website and can be accessed on our Residential Portfolio page.

Prior to being forced into bankruptcy earlier last year, Michael R. Mastro and Mastro Properties was one of the most prolific real estate developers in Puget Sound. Grouparchitect designed a number of projects for Mastro Properties including the Park Place and Sound View projects among others. We’ve received a number of inquiries over the last year or so about which projects these were so we thought we’d highlight them. Click here  for a detailed list of these projects.

Grouparchitect’s first Happy Hour of 2010 is rapidly approaching! This will be the first chance to see the new glass design and see what Brian’s been cooking up in the garage. More importantly it’s another chance to support a great cause! This time around we’ll be supporting the American Lung Association through the Climb for Clean Air. I will be summiting Mt. Rainier in effort to raise awareness for lung disease and support the local chapter of the ALA. You can get more in depth info from my wife and I on our climbing blog EricksonsClimb.

Besides the question of how much will my remodel cost, another popular question we are often asked is 'how much of a return on my remodeling investment can I expect to recoup if I sell my house?’.  A great resource for this that we refer people to is Remodeling Magazine's annual Cost Versus Value Report.  We like this report because it breaks down remodeling projects by region, type of remodel, size of remodel and level of finishes.