Quote Originally Posted by Bangyai
On the subject of architects .......are they absolutely necessary for a basic bungalow? I have built here twice before and not used one and the results were ok. Just had to track down a good builder that had lots of experience and show him my own to scale plans and where I wanted the plumbing and wiring run. He gave a few suggestions and added further input, came with me to buy some of the fittings and things went pretty well although I was living on site so that helped.
I guess things have changed a bit from your last build. Architectural plan signed by licensed architect is a requirement for a building permition. Beside this I cannot imagine contracting any builder without precise plan.