Average Cost of Hiring an Architect 2011

An architect can make a lot of difference in designing and construction of your house. Although this professional service is expensive but the benefits are far more than one can imagine. In 2011 the cost of hiring an architect for a residential single house may vary from $50 to $150, depending on the standard of the services being provided. An average time that an architect takes to design a house is between 8 to 30 hours. This makes his fee for the entire project to be somewhere from $500 to $4,500. Remember most architects are willing to negotiate so don’t forget to bargain.