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Just a nickel's worth of advice....do not work with friends on your own house they will become ex-friends pretty quickly.
I have refused to work for friends and family professionally....offered advice and spent a lot of time going over other architects' drawings and contractors proposals for them to ensure they understood what was drawn written etc, but never in a position to harm either their mental or financial healths.
Having been the architect for individual clietns I have seen the most painful scenes within families and couples as the wrestle with the issues of their lives.
Get an architect who you ihe to do a service and treats you professionally. If it all goes pearshaped then you have a contract in place and can pursue correct legal avenues as needed. The same with contractors.
Sure it will cost you additional $$$ over a using friends and acquaintences if it all goes smoothly but it will cost you less if it goes wrong...
Good luck.
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