Architects Drawings

[angelboy]

You've done it now!

I've eaten bigger for breakfast!

Whole, sideways and without chewing no doubt. Why am I not surprised.

*burp!*

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

 

[Millwright]

I've also seen, that my architect charged me £49 for a Location Plan map, which actually costs £13. If he has charged a fee for it, he can't put on a fee greater than the cost of the map. If I don't get a satisfactory response from him, where do I stand on this?

 

[tony1851]

I've also seen, that my architect charged me £49 for a Location Plan map, which actually costs £13. If he has charged a fee for it, he can't put on a fee greater than the cost of the map.

What about his time arranging to get it; prints; and colouring the site?

 

[Millwright]

I've also seen, that my architect charged me £49 for a Location Plan map, which actually costs £13. If he has charged a fee for it, he can't put on a fee greater than the cost of the map.

What about his time arranging to get it; prints; and colouring the site?

No, it's an Ordinance Survey Location Plan map. Two minutes online and you can buy one, £13, all done and ready.

Don't understand you when you said colouring though.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

No, it's an Ordinance Survey Location Plan map. Two minutes online and you can buy one, £13, all done and ready.

Don't understand you when you said colouring though.

2 minutes is stupid, it might only take a roofer 2 minutes to replace a tile but he has to find a replacement, access the roof, get back down again etc. See what we're saying?

And I bet when you last bought a house and paid a solicitor you didn't give their absurd hourly rate a second thought.

 

[Millwright]

No, it's an Ordinance Survey Location Plan map. Two minutes online and you can buy one, £13, all done and ready.

Don't understand you when you said colouring though.

2 minutes is stupid, it might only take a roofer 2 minutes to replace a tile but he has to find a replacement, access the roof, get back down again etc. See what we're saying?

No, no I don't. Someone else has done the work. The architect did not create the Location Plan, Ordinance Survey did. I've been sold a £13 map for £50 without him informing me of the option that that I can buy it myself for £13.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You could have done all the drawing yourself andsaved some cash that way. What's the difference?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

When I do a location plan, assuming I've not got a copy already, I have to login to the map supplier, find the address on the map, draw a border, input the project details, download the map, stick it on one of my title blocks, file it, stick a red border around the site, print it and then issue it, then pay the invoice when it arrives. If you can do all that in 2 minutes then fair play to you.

 

[Millwright]

When I do a location plan, assuming I've not got a copy already, I have to login to the map supplier, find the address on the map, draw a border, input the project details, download the map, stick it on one of my title blocks, file it, stick a red border around the site, print it and then issue it, then pay the invoice when it arrives. If you can do all that in 2 minutes then fair play to you.

Uk planning maps do it for you, you click on the size you want, which is £13 worth for this requirement and they send a PDF with it done. No need to insert it into anything, the map is the map as the map comes.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Well you may think that's OK.

 

[Millwright]

Well you may think that's OK.

Why would it not be ok? That's what the Planning Office want, a location map to show the location of the property and that is exactly what I have from my architect, the £13 map from Uk Planning Maps, but for an extra £37

 

[tony1851]

But he's had to draw a red line around the site!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Well you generally get what you pay for but you know that already!

 

[Millwright]

But he's had to draw a red line around the site!

It's exactly as sent by UK Planning maps. If I could make money from drawing red lines, I'd join the business.