Spirit Lake Studio has won a “Best of Houzz” award for Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design, empowering industry professionals and their clients with all-in-one project management and design software. The 26 year old residential architecture and design firm was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals. The award Honors professionals for their overall rating on Houzz and positive client reviews for projects completed in 2024.

In addition to creative designs and thorough Constrction Drawings, Spirit Lake Studio strives to provide excellent customer serivce. We believe the Process of desiging a house is as important as the Product that we produce. We work hard to Guide our clients through the design and constrction process.

ABC stands for Architect Before Contractor.

Why is this important?

The obvious reason is that Design precedes construction, but more importantly here are THREE reasons for hiring an architect before hiring a contractor.

1. A Contractor cannot do anything without a set of plans. You can talk all you want about your dream project, but It is futile to discuss a project without plans. Moreover, it is impossible to price a project without a thorough set of plans.

2. You can avoid making hasty decisions. Many times builders will have scheduled their sub contractors when they meet a prospect. Often times this is done before a thorough design process has taken place. This rushes the design process. When this happens flaws are likely to occur. Flawed houses still cost just as much to build!

3. You are assured the best pricing for your project. A complete set of Construction Drawings (CD’s) prepared by a Licensed Architect will ensure you can get bids from numerous builders. This helps you find the best fit and pricing for your project. If you already have a builder you know and trust, we welcome them into the process early on. Thorough CD ‘s get you a thorough price from your builder.

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