Certainty And Risk Reality Check Quiz
The purpose of this quiz is to help you understand your readiness to begin the design process and some of the information required to make your project's outcome as risk-free, budget-friendly, and successful as possible.
Renovations and building a new home are, for most clients, a one-time event in a homeowner's lifetime. Some swear never to do it again, while others cite the valuable yet expensive lessons learned.
Favoured projects are those with the greatest profit potential for the contractor, as they are well documented and backed by the professional thoroughness the architect brings to his work.
Answer the questions in this questionnaire honestly; doing so will help you assess your readiness to begin working with an architect to begin the design process.
As mentioned in the Value Versus Price article, preparing a complete set of architectural drawings requires significant time, effort, and experience to help the contractor stay on budget. Sketchy drawings without construction details do not work.
Renovations and building a new home are, for most clients, a one-time event in a homeowner's lifetime. Some swear never to do it again, while others cite the valuable yet expensive lessons learned.
Favoured projects are those with the greatest profit potential for the contractor, as they are well documented and backed by the professional thoroughness the architect brings to his work.
Answer the questions in this questionnaire honestly; doing so will help you assess your readiness to begin working with an architect to begin the design process.
As mentioned in the Value Versus Price article, preparing a complete set of architectural drawings requires significant time, effort, and experience to help the contractor stay on budget. Sketchy drawings without construction details do not work.
Certainty & Risk Reality Check
Most people optimize for the certain cost they can see today (low cost fees to prepare drawings), and accidentally ignore the uncertain costs that show up later (undefined scope, change orders, delays). This 2-minute quiz separates documented certainty from assumptions so you can reduce surprises before you commit.
When in doubt, choose Not confirmed — we treat “confirmed” as documented proof (survey, emails from municipality, written budget worksheet, etc.). If it’s not documented, it becomes uncertainty that becomes costs you'll pay later.