Quotation for UK-based Clients
EXAMPLE FEE PACKAGES:
STAGE 1 – INITIAL CONSULTATION
The initial consultation is free.
STAGE 2 – DESIGN STAGE
THE ESSENTIALS – £100-500 FEE (E.G. FOR ONE ROOM)
This would suit a total project budget up to £5,000.
This should be tailored to your specific needs and project but could include:
a consultation; to keep their fee down, they may suggest consultations between you take place on the phone/online
a furniture placement plan
a concept (or mood) board
a shopping list for you to make the purchases yourself
to keep their fee down, the designer might suggest they work remotely, with you providing the measurements of your room (or an estate agents plan)
the documents you are provided with are likely to be digital, rather than printed/presented in person.
DESIGN ONLY – £500-£2,000
This would suit a total project budget between £5,000 up to £20,000.
This should be tailored to your specific needs and project but could include:
consultation(s) in person
your room(s) measured and drawn in detail by your designer
a detailed furniture plan, including lighting / electrics
elevations and sketches of the final design concept
mood / concept board, including samples
detailed tender documents to get quotes from builders/decorators.
DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALL – £2,000+
This would suit a total project budget over £20,000.
This should be tailored to your specific needs and project but could include:
all of the above plus:
project management of builders/decorators
purchasing on your behalf
3D imagery (usually additional fee per visual)
a fully co-ordinated service with minimal input or effort required from you.
STAGE 3 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We now offer 3 levels of project management to suit the needs of our clients. The first is a full service; the second covers general support and attendance for clients managing their own project; the third is for clients who wish to take on the project management role themselves, but require a friendly voice on the phone for advice and support.
- Our full project management service carries a fee of 10-15% of the total implementation price. For this, we visit site several times a week, oversee work, arrange, organise and inspect delivery of supplied items, and provide advice and support as required.
- Our second level of service works out at around £110 + VAT per week and involves one site visit per week to check progress and plan the following week’s activities. Any time over and above this is charged at £60 + VAT per hour. For a typical 4 month project, where the client is project managing themselves, that would amount to around £1760 + VAT.
- Our third level of service is based on a minimum retainer of £60 + VAT per week which covers 1 hour’s support for clients managing the project themselves; anything over and above that is charged at £60 + VAT per hour. For a typical 4 month project that would amount to around £960 + VAT.
COST OF HOME REFURBISHMENT
Whole house refurbishments are typically between £100 000 – £250 000 (although we have priced two recently in excess of £450 000). For a flat or apartment this would be around £50 000, but everything is dependent on the number of rooms, extent of works and choice of fixtures and fittings.
Alisarch offers a total service. Compared to a high street retailer who might sell you a kitchen, we also design the heating, lighting, flooring, decoration, and associated building work to complete the job. A retailer may suggest a kitchen fitter to fit the units, but you would still need to find all the other trades; by contrast, we co-ordinate all contractors and suppliers to completion.
