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I was speaking to a contractor to build out my room. The room is already framed, it just needs insulation, HVAC, electrical, drywall and finish work. It will be a basic build with a riser in the back and 2 rows of seating. Before the contractor even wants to bid, he wants to have his design guy come out, discuss my needs, and draw up plans for the room. These are not home theater plans per se, but are just construction plans. The draftsman is not doing anything in the realm of acoustic treatment, speaker placement, HVAC, electrical, etc. this is just to have a working diagram for walls, riser, soffit, stage, etc. The rub is that I have to pay for the plans before I get the bid.
I asked him to do a bid without the plans based on the room dimensions(which is pretty darn obvious), and he will not do that. I know the soffit and the riser dimensions so it is really already done for him. He is very detail oriented and wants something professionally done. I really like the guy, but since the room is framed already I am a little perplexed why a draftsman needs to do a design. I already have my architects plans which show room dimension and framing. Am I being unreasonable to question this? As I said, great guy, but a few hundred dollars for plans before I even get a bid seems off.
I asked him to do a bid without the plans based on the room dimensions(which is pretty darn obvious), and he will not do that. I know the soffit and the riser dimensions so it is really already done for him. He is very detail oriented and wants something professionally done. I really like the guy, but since the room is framed already I am a little perplexed why a draftsman needs to do a design. I already have my architects plans which show room dimension and framing. Am I being unreasonable to question this? As I said, great guy, but a few hundred dollars for plans before I even get a bid seems off.