Which is harder for you, design or execution

[John Beauchamp]

    I rarely design anything from scratch, I'm pretty good at copying and modifying designs and the actual building of things. Most of the kitchens I do are remodels so generally not starting from nothing.

 

[Rob-GB]

Design.
Usually because I think through the 'how to make it' while actually designing it.
Unlike some designers I have encountered who leave the 'how to' to the maker and even the 'how to get it in the building or room'. [eek]
I witnessed two staircases for one job get burnt while I was employed to build them on site/in situ for just that reason.
The job increased to cover another two that I wrote about on FOG here

Good input from the clients brief is always a bonus though.  [big grin]

Rob.

 

[jacko9]

Design for sure.  I agonize over every detail when I'm about to build a new piece of furniture that I haven't built before and I wind up with a pile of pages of detail sketches and calculations.

Taking a rough saws timber and breaking it down into furniture pieces and executing joints is the easy part.

Matching colors or getting the ideal surface finish can be challenging at times mostly because you have to wait for a layer to dry (up to 24 hours) before you can proceed to match the color or sheen you want.  That part of the project is both design and execution.

Jack

 

[tigger]

I prefer to design and build from scratch. This way, I don't have to try and figure out how the previous guy put something together. Saves me time and therefore money, although not so much for the client.
If I'm doing repair or modify work, I add in hours for some "how the hell??" moments  [smile]