JP versus Design-Build

Why Jones Pierce versus a Design Build Company?

At first a one-stop shop seems like a good idea for the ease of the homeowner; one check to write, one company to call, everything under one roof, right? Well, Wal-Mart tries to do this and has been successful, but is this what you want for your home, likely your largest investment? If so, stop reading.

Good… Architects and contractors are skilled at what they do and are best suited to do their jobs as independent entities. Why? How can an architect or a design professional have your best interest at heart when the contractor is signing their paycheck? How can they really be impartial and offer you the best advice when their company will benefit by certain recommendations? This is the rub.

What happens during construction when you discover something is not constructed the way you thought it should be or the way you want it? Who is there as your advocate? Does the design build company have design quality control during construction or does the design just get passed to production and constructed? Do you think their design professional is going to speak out AGAINST their own company on your behalf? If no, you are going at it alone with this design build firm. Everything seems great until there is a problem.

Jones Pierce is here to provide our clients with a service and method to design the best solution, tailored to their needs, that fits their budget. We are dedicated to our clients and advocate on their behalf to get them what they want and can afford. Sometimes budgets restrict that, but if we agree on a scope of work with a contractor, we will be sure that is what’s delivered.

We match up contractors that are best suited for individual projects and let the client interview and decide which contractor they want to use if they don’t already have one in mind. It’s a team approach where everyone is working to a common goal, but each entity does what they are skilled at doing – designing or building, not both.

We are living in an age where professions are becoming more specialized to better service their clients by being experts at what they do like doctors, lawyers, and even accountants. Why should you select a company that is trying to be a jack of all trades? Hire an architect to design your home and a contractor to build it.

Learn more on our 10 principles and read about our process here.