J Reinert Architecture is actively involved in each clients’ projects from the inception through construction completion. To ensure you are completely satisfied with the end results, we are fully involved, engaged and there to guide you through the process. Residential home construction, renovation and addition projects are typically broken down into phases:

• Pre-Design Phase: In the Pre-Design Phase J Reinert Architecture gathers essential information to begin designing your residential project. Our team visits your home or site to measure and photograph all accessible areas to use this information to create base drawings for the Schematic Design Phase. As part of this phase, we research and attempt to uncover important information pertaining to your project - identifying local ordinances, codes and agencies with jurisdiction over your residential project. When the base drawings are completed, we hold a Pre-Design meeting to get to know you better and to catalog your needs, wants and desires for your home addition, renovation or residential project.

• Schematic Design Phase: Our creativity kicks in during the Schematic Design Phase. We generate ideas to address the issues you want to solve while integrating the aesthetic you would like to achieve. The existing conditions drawings serve as a base where we sketch out different ideas and concepts and explore architectural solutions. The residential Schematic Design Phase is an iterative process and involves multiple client meetings as we develop a master plan and basic layout scheme that meets your needs. At the end of the Schematic Design Phase you will have an understanding of how your home addition, renovation or new home plan will function and what your home will look like.

• Variance Phase: Should your residential addition, renovation, outbuilding or new home require any variances, J Reinert Architecture will assemble the required architectural documents and help guide you through the approval process.

• Construction Documents Phase: J Reinert Architecture will help you make any necessary decisions about how to appropriately phase the project as well as guide you through building material selections so you can make informed decisions. We then develop the plans further, specifying material selections, dimensions, etc. and finish the construction documents for bidding and permitting. At the end of this phase, the residential construction documents will be available to guide your contractor as the project is built.

• Contract Administration Phase: With the Construction Documents package complete, J Reinert Architecture can help you find the right contractor for your project’s scope and type. When you have your residential construction contract in place, we may assist the contractor in getting permits and required approvals. Once construction begins, we serve as a resource for both the homeowner and the contractor, able to provide assistance in many ways, from interpreting drawings to reassurances as questions arise. J Reinert Architecture has proven invaluable to our clients during the construction process, anticipating problems and offering solutions designed to keep construction on track and in compliance.