BLR ARCHITECTS

WE HIRED BLR BECAUSE WE HAD A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT WE WANTED, BUT WERE LOOKING FOR SOME FRESH IDEAS, AND BRET GAVE US THE IMPRESSION THAT HE COULD GIVE US SOMETHING A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THIS. THE DESIGNS THAT HIS DESIGNER CAME BACK WITH WERE VERY UNINSPIRED. I ENDED UP DOING A LOT OF THE DESIGN AND GIVING IT TO THEM TO DRAW. I WAS ALSO UNHAPPY THAT WE ENDED UP WITH A SERIOUS SPACE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DREW OUR BASEMENT WINDOWS 16 INCHES AWAY FROM WHERE THEY ACTUALLY WERE. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT THIS AS I WAS TALKING TO CONCRETE COMPANIES, OR IT COULD HAVE COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX. I CAUGHT A COUPLE OF OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE "FINAL" CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS THAT I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUND BEFORE I EVER SAW THEM. THE PEOPLE I DEALT WITH WERE VERY PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH AND HELPFUL WHEN I HAD QUESTIONS. I MIGHT USE THEM IF I HAD A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD REMODEL.