Jenny Slingerland

@glenda.evers I don’t, but I emailed Lu’s team. 🙂

@glenda.evers Did you have any luck getting the .dwg files?

@glenda.evers Thank you! I’ll make sure Lu’s team has your IDCEC number. 🙂

I reached out and it’s uploaded now with the slides from class! 🙂

@audra Great question! I try to have as many samples as I can, wood, paint, hardware, lighting and plumbing finishes, carpet samples, etc.. Some showrooms will allow you to borrow a faucet or two for a presentation. This won’t be for every faucet in the whole house obviously but maybe pick your two favorites. Maybe have one in one finish and the other style in a different finish you’re using. Then they can see and touch it and know they quality is good and then they can trust the other plumbing selections you’ve made. This goes back to developing a great relationship with your reps. The more they know you the more likely they are to help you borrow samples if that is not something they typically do. Also, I have borrowed tile boards from a tile showroom as some of they don’t always have samples of everything in stock. If you know what cabinet company the builder is using, you can call ahead and explain you have a presentation and would like to have a few cabinet samples to show the homeowner, they will likely let you borrow a few. The cabinet doors they have on display might not be the exact style and color you want, but if there is a door sample you love, explain that you love the style of the door but that you would change the stain color or show them the paint color you would paint it. If you are doing custom cabinetry, the exact style and color selections will be made finalized at your cabinetry meeting with the cabinet company you are working with. Yes, you showed the homeowner inspiration images or sample doors as inspiration, but you will sit down with the cabinet maker to finalize everything. Sometimes the homeowner wants to go to that meeting, which to me is totally fine.

@kathleen I use HouzzPro for creating proposals and invoices if I am purchasing lighting or wallpaper for the client because those a typically the only things I order for a build project. I then use it for all my furnishings as well.

Hi @jenna

1. I make the changes. I let them know in an email that I have updated the plans and specify what exactly plans changed and the page #. You can always put a cloud around the item in cad that you’re changing so that it draws their eye to that area.
If there are changes that go beyond your original deliverables, you should have in your contract that that will be billed hourly so that you can pay your draftsman/woman to make the changes.

2. Yes, she uses my finish schedule.

3. I think we touched on this in class, each specific category of selections should be on it’s own tab. It’s easier for the trades and for you to keep track of the selections you’ve made and still need to make. Unless you are only doing one room, like a kitchen remodel, then you can put all the information on one finish schedule. It doesn’t matter that they are long, just keep all the categories separate in their own tabs. I have done a 17,000 sq/ft, 13,000 sq/ft, etc., and this is the preferred method for the builders and trades. The spreadsheets are in the class downloads for this week so you can see the tabs for clarification. *thumbs up emoji inserted here. 😉

@jen It’s hard to say. It depends on a lot of factors. Is there a lot of bathrooms, built-ins, cabinetry, fireplaces, panel molding, etc? The more cabinetry, showers, fireplaces, trim details, etc., the more hours you’ll need. It’s similar to designers who give estimates to their clients, one person will estimate more than an other.

Currently I am working on 10,000sq/ft home and we’re at 170 hours in CAD. I had a 6,500 sq/ft remodel recently and we finished at 150hrs. There was a lot happening on that project with a bad architect and landscape designer so we were heavily involved.

Are you acting as the architect? A “full set” would include structural and mechanical engineering in addition to and RCP, floor plan, etc.. If you are providing edits to the floor plan, RCP and interior elevations based on an architects plans, those documents are provided in our design/spec books, so just make sure you don’t use the words “full set” to a client. Instead use “interior design drawings,” “interior specification drawings,” or something like that. Does that help?