architech and engineer

lovehathi

Hi sorry for noob question , if u got ur planning permission designed by architecht do u need engineers during building process or the same architect can be used ?? to see if the beams are right or were they need more steel beams or support wise?

thanks

Gumbo

lovehathi wrote: »

Hi sorry for noob question , if u got ur planning permission designed by architecht do u need engineers during building process or the same architect can be used ?? to see if the beams are right or were they need more steel beams or support wise?

thanks

No such thing as a noob question, your Architect will design the most beautiful house for you, but you need an Engineer to do the calculations on the structural elements. An Architect should not be designing structural elements in my opinion.

Ask your architect though, most will have an Engineer that they use all the time as an ancillary designer, The costs will obviously be passed onto the home owner/developer.

lovehathi

thanks just this is first time we r going with big plans, so thought may be engineer can draw the plan, so lots of spending to be consider now.
thanks for guidance, i thought architech was one stop solution in building.

Gumbo

lovehathi wrote: »

thanks just this is first time we r going with big plans, so thought may be engineer can draw the plan, so lots of spending to be consider now.
thanks for guidance, i thought architech was one stop solution in building.

It all depends on the job. If your doing a simple standard extension in Dublin city, then an engineer, architect, surveyor, technician,draughtsman can do the drawings and planning.

But the project still needs on site supervision and certification. An architect will give you the best design possibly, but you will still need an engineer for the structure. An engineer will can do the extension and supervise and certify but you may lose on on some of the architectural flare required, it depends on on what you want to be honest.