Michael Jones Architect

Michael was absolutely wonderful to work with, he was referred to me by a friend and after our first meeting i knew we were going to work well together. He is very understanding, patient and worked with me on developing ideas for my bathroom and kitchen remodel. I have gotten many compliments and high recommend him!

This was my first experience with an architech. I hired him to work on my residential remodel. At first I really liked Michael and his work, but by the end, I wish I did not hire him.
Here are my major issues with Michael
(1) He was not creative enough. Michael was unable to work with the space in my bathroom and come up with a plan that I liked. In the end, I came up with the layout for my bathroom after spending days on the internet looking for creative solutions.
(2) He does not have enough residential experience. It was clear Michael has done mostly commercial jobs, because he does not know residential work that well.
(3) Micheal’s attention to detail is weak. My contractor needed more specific plans than Michael provided. There were things I wanted that I told Michael and never made it in the plans, so my contractor did not build them for me. One good example is I wanted floating shelves in my shower nook and I said that consistently, but they never made it in the plans, and did not get built. Then my contractor wanted an extra $ 450 to put in the floating shelves. There were at least five of these issues.
(4) Michael researched lighting for my house (which I paid him to do) and then told me to buy the wrong type of lights for my house. When I pointed it out to him, he took no responsibility for his mistake.
I just don’t think Michael has the experience and skills for a residental project with a lot of detail