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Pay by check or credit card, for more information visit the Payments page: Payment Methods
The three levels of Historic Color Consulting Service
BASIC
($400 deposit, $150 at completion) $550 total
This level is for those who are not in a hurry and can move at a less frantic
pace through the considering and test processes. The second payment is due at
the time your final color selections are made, before I produce your specific color placement information.
TOP
($550 paid up front)
This level provides a quicker turn-around than Basic and places
your project higher in the queue.
RUSH
($640 paid up front)
This level is for those who need a short turn around time on their
project and includes shipping of your final Color Placement Information
by UPS Express.
IMPORTANT
The "level of service" you choose does have an effect on such items as email response time, and status in the queue for preparation of Color Placement Maps. I normally respond to queries received during the workday by that evening. Rush level clients are answered first, then Top level, and finally if there is time that day Basic clients. Service levels also have priority in the queue that can form during busy periods for producing the color placement information.
Extra Services
If you own a home you know how difficult it can be to discover such thing as:
What color roof would my bungalow have had?
What type of porch spindles did my Queen Anne Victorian have?
What types of columns did my colonial house once have?
What options do I have for replacing my old Arts and Crafts era porch?
What color roof shingles goes best with my new paint scheme?
I offer several extra services that can assist in answering these specific questions for you.
Roof color coordinating.
This service will provide you with assistance to select and build your new roof colors into the overall building color scheme. The fee is $70
Porch design assistance.
This service will provide you with visual examples of period porches and porch details to assist in rebuilding, reconfiguring, or restoring damaged or removed porches. Examples will be provided from historic period sources such as plans books, builders’ manuals, and millwork catalogues. These can then be adapted by your contractor or architect into the new porch design. The fee is $85
Garage / Out Building colors.
If you own an outbuilding such as a carriage barn or free standing garage that requires color placement there is a slight fee to supply that service. The fee is $40
Other Projects.
If you have other areas / issues that need a professional touch, email me with your specifics and I will quote you a price.
The consulting fee includes:
You can contact me via email and we can discuss your thoughts and reactions to the materials and we can make adjustments based on your applying test paint or wishing to highlight a special area of the building. I will alter the color combinations and make new color suggestions as needed prior to the preparation of color placement map pages. Beyond that point there are extra charges to cover time, copies and postage for additional consultations.
Be sure to check the appropriate boxes on the data form and include the extra fee amounts in your check total.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Shipping of color placement information [color maps]
How long does the process take?
The answer is "It depends."
Since there is some interaction between us that includes emails, color testing and questions, much of the total time is dependent on your schedule. A recent project for a Cape Cod in California had completed colors maps in the customers hands in less than two weeks. Assuming you have the time and urgency, a similar schedule is possible. Other projects stretch over several months as owners take their time giving considerable thought to the coloration decision. Your schedule becomes my schedule. The level of service you choose does have an effect on such items as email response time and status in the queue for preparation of the Color Placement Map pages. Rush are first priority, followed by Top and then Basic level clients.
Pay by check or credit card, for more information visit the Payments page: Payment Methods
NOTE: your fee goes toward the purchase of research materials for my scholarly efforts.
Copyright 1997-2012: Robert Schweitzer, Last revised: February 7, 2012
