Anybody ever hired an architect?

The Mrs. and I have decided it's time to build a detached garage. We bought an older home and a previous owner had turned the one-car garage into a den. So one of us parks under a carport while the other parks in the street.

I've looked and looked for plans for what we want. Yet nothing is right. Our list seems pretty simple to me but none of the blueprints I've found for sale at the home stores or online are right.

So I'm thinking of hiring an architect. But I have no idea the costs involved or if one would even do a job that small.

Or should I just hire a contractor, give him my wants list and let him figure it out?

 

I hear Art Vandelay is quite good.

 

Damn, Mikey beats me to the punch.

 

It's all I've got, Friend. Please don't take it away.

 

A lot of times, they take a percentage of the project cost. And you're probably better off finding a contractor first, then asking them to recommend an architect. They usually have people they're comfortable working with, and if you find a good contractor – which is critical – you'll be able to trust them on the architect pick.

 

His addition to the Guggenheim was excellent.

 

What's that on your shoe, canvas?

 

"One cannot but wonder at what brought you into a crummy coffee shop like this."

"I like to keep in touch with the people."

 

Oh, the big race? Yeah, I remember it. I'll never forget that day. It was when I lost my virginity to Miss Stafford.

 

I remember we were even for like 500 yards, and then boom you were gone.

 

You see? Now do you believe me?