Get It Right With Undercover Architect

Hello! This is Episode 353, and it’s Part 2 of my conversation with HOME Method member, Ben, about the renovation and extension of his and his partner’s 1920’s Californian Bungalow in Melbourne. As we jump into Part 2, I talk more with Ben about their budget, and how they’ve worked with it over these design changes and the timeline, as well as the way Ben and Mike are now viewing their investment and what they want to get from it. [For all resources mentioned in this podcast and a free, downloadable PDF transcript, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com/352] If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, head to Episode 352 where you’ll hear Ben introduce us to the project. We discussed some of the early challenges as they worked with a designer for some time, but ended up with a design that was over their budget, and also not the ideal outcome they were seeking.  With those initial quotes coming in too high, it gave them the chance to revisit and review their progress to that po