We need an architect - or should I do it myself?

Hello,

an architect does charge quite a lot of money, so I was wondering if I could do it myself, or do I have to have an architect?

I don't think you have to have one, but you also have to keep in mind what that actually means. You have to do all the planning by yourself.

A good architect can save you a lot of trouble. They already have a lot of experience and know what to pay attention to. If you want to do everything on your own, then you have to be aware that you will have a lot of stress, and they are not that expensive anyway.

Not so expensive? I think it is, I could go on vacation with the whole family for 2 weeks for that.

but you can really stress yourself out, I wasn’t in the mood for that, building a house is expensive, you have to be clear about that. For example, I had no idea at all what an architect does and where you have to do what

Unfortunately, that's true, I also have no idea what I would have to do and when. But I also think that you can figure it out, it definitely takes time, but you save a lot.