Custom Design Services
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:54 pm
Greetings,
I've retyped this enough times in e-mail that I thought it would be useful just to post it.
Many times builders want a particular design but they want it 6" shorter, 2" wider, etc. Or they want a design that just isn't available anywhere else.
We offer these kinds of custom design services. Pricing depends on the complexity of the project. Below is an example of how the process works.
1) We, the designer and customer, establish the feasibility of a design. Customer decides to enlist our services.
2) A fee is agreed upon and the customer pays a 50%, non-refundable deposit. Reason for this is to ensure the customer is committed to the project. We've gotten burned a few times with having the project almost done and the customer disappear.
3) E-mails, faxes, hand sketches, etc are exchanged with images and statistics of the design. We exchange ideas, thoughts, changes, etc until the customer is satisfied.
4) The documentation, drawings and instructions, are drawn up and the materials requirements are established. This process takes 1-2 weeks depending on the design.
5) Customer is informed of the materials needed and advised what building materials will be needed to build their hull.
6) Once the customer is happy with that, the formal plans are drawn up and the customer is notified when they are ready to be mailed. Customer pays the balance due and the plans are shipped.
I've retyped this enough times in e-mail that I thought it would be useful just to post it.
Many times builders want a particular design but they want it 6" shorter, 2" wider, etc. Or they want a design that just isn't available anywhere else.
We offer these kinds of custom design services. Pricing depends on the complexity of the project. Below is an example of how the process works.
1) We, the designer and customer, establish the feasibility of a design. Customer decides to enlist our services.
2) A fee is agreed upon and the customer pays a 50%, non-refundable deposit. Reason for this is to ensure the customer is committed to the project. We've gotten burned a few times with having the project almost done and the customer disappear.
3) E-mails, faxes, hand sketches, etc are exchanged with images and statistics of the design. We exchange ideas, thoughts, changes, etc until the customer is satisfied.
4) The documentation, drawings and instructions, are drawn up and the materials requirements are established. This process takes 1-2 weeks depending on the design.
5) Customer is informed of the materials needed and advised what building materials will be needed to build their hull.
6) Once the customer is happy with that, the formal plans are drawn up and the customer is notified when they are ready to be mailed. Customer pays the balance due and the plans are shipped.