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  1. Hi all, I am planning to rebuild (not reconstruct) my dad's place, which is 1800sqf in land area, an intermediate terrace. I am working with an architect now on the plans, but i feel that I should do my research and get my 5th and 6th opinion since it is a big ticket item. What is the market rate now for payment to the architects? Is it 8% of the total construction cost? I have been told that there are one-stop shops which I can go to, which offer their inhouse architects and designers and they'll also do the contracting work for you, at a much lower cost. Most of the contractors or designers I've approached, said that 600k is a do-able budget to build up to 2.5 storeys. However, a friend of mine told me that contractors usually earn 2 - 3 times of the actual cost. Which is why I am not surprised that the same could be done with 300k, provided you get $3 marbles and what not. Do PM me your opinions on the contractors and architects you have all spoken to. There are too many out there. The most recently one I spoke with, started doing reno for HDBs and only came into this market in the last 2 yrs. I have a feeling that some of these contractors, once they have one or 2 outstanding projects, they'll just copy and paste that design and use it for their future clients... I am still in the midst of selection, but i have a target date of march 2011 to start the tearing down.
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