Barb, I would tend toward the "tell me what I need to know" guy...but since I'm sure you're having to reach out across a distance anyway, I'll PM you a firm in Bloomington that I have good experience with. One of your $ challenges will be that an architect needs to be on site often...and you live in a very rural area...
Have you considered finding stock plans (in one of those books) and then working with a drafter/design firm to modify it to your tastes?
I don't know what your goals are, but the exercise is pretty simple:
- the basic building shell is pretty predictable with the basic box/rectangle being the most economical...rising in price as you bump out here and add a dormer/pitched roof there...
- then, it's simply an exercise of how much you want in interior/exterior opulence.
Locally, I've seen new home construction prices ranging from $100/sq ft to $350/sq ft! The only difference was the materials/fixtures used.
Last edited by Mr. Bloom; 08-18-2009 at 02:13 AM.
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers