The client originally hired a famous-name
designer to do an addition to this house. The
client themselves realized that the roof as
designed would not possibly shed water
correctly. They lost confidence in the original
design when they confronted the designer about
the roof and were told that “The roofer will figure
it out in the field.”
The client then hired Steve Yett to come up with
a design that worked, having already purchased
all of the custom doors and windows per the
original design. Steve Yett’s design looked
nothing like the original design, but the door and
window schedules were identical.
“The existing house was a simple 50’s ranch
style house. The client kept showing me
pictures of marvellous 10,000 - 20,000 square
foot French Chateaus. I had to keep reminding
the client that we were on a pretty tight budget,
and what the end result would turn out like was
probably more like the caretakers quarters for
those houses.”
“There were a few times that the husband
wanted to scrap the project. The wife had
neglected to tell him that she had already
purchased the $100,000 plus custom doors and
windows based on the original design, and that
they were sitting in a warehouse waiting to be
installed. The wife managed to quell the
husband’s concerns every time he suggested
that they shouldn’t proceed with the project.”
“Their business required them to work early
mornings which meant that they would be home
sleeping by early afternoon. I try to dissuade all
of my clients from living in the house during a
remodel, but especially given these
cirumstances....” Steve Yett pauses for a
moment, shaking his head... “The husband
went searching for a rental house to stay in
during construction. He found a modern house
that he liked... He liked it enough that instead of
leasing it, he just flat out entered into escrow to
purchase it, without even consulting his wife. It
was only then that she finally told him that she
had already purchased all the doors and
windows for the addition, and that they were
sitting in the warehouse waiting to be installed.”
designer to do an addition to this house. The
client themselves realized that the roof as
designed would not possibly shed water
correctly. They lost confidence in the original
design when they confronted the designer about
the roof and were told that “The roofer will figure
it out in the field.”
The client then hired Steve Yett to come up with
a design that worked, having already purchased
all of the custom doors and windows per the
original design. Steve Yett’s design looked
nothing like the original design, but the door and
window schedules were identical.
“The existing house was a simple 50’s ranch
style house. The client kept showing me
pictures of marvellous 10,000 - 20,000 square
foot French Chateaus. I had to keep reminding
the client that we were on a pretty tight budget,
and what the end result would turn out like was
probably more like the caretakers quarters for
those houses.”
“There were a few times that the husband
wanted to scrap the project. The wife had
neglected to tell him that she had already
purchased the $100,000 plus custom doors and
windows based on the original design, and that
they were sitting in a warehouse waiting to be
installed. The wife managed to quell the
husband’s concerns every time he suggested
that they shouldn’t proceed with the project.”
“Their business required them to work early
mornings which meant that they would be home
sleeping by early afternoon. I try to dissuade all
of my clients from living in the house during a
remodel, but especially given these
cirumstances....” Steve Yett pauses for a
moment, shaking his head... “The husband
went searching for a rental house to stay in
during construction. He found a modern house
that he liked... He liked it enough that instead of
leasing it, he just flat out entered into escrow to
purchase it, without even consulting his wife. It
was only then that she finally told him that she
had already purchased all the doors and
windows for the addition, and that they were
sitting in the warehouse waiting to be installed.”
