Building your home from its very foundation is a noble – and stressful – endeavour. Aside from the sheer amount of resources such an undertaking requires, there are plenty of ways in which the project can go wrong. The worst part is that if you end up making the mistakes in the beginning, it can be extremely challenging and expensive to make up for it when the house is all but set.

After all, even if you might have it all planned out and have the means of getting it built, if the design is flawed you are going to end up with a finished product that could be much more trouble than it is worth. It is the main reason why architectural design is taken so seriously, and why a professional architect is worth more than their weight in gold. Here are just a few benefits of hiring an …