FAQ
Does 121 Design Build Inc. require a retainer deposit?
Yes, we require a retainer deposit to initiate work, with progress payments scheduled throughout the project based on agreed milestones.
Direct answer
Yes. A retainer starts work. Then milestone payments.
Yes, we require a retainer deposit to initiate work, with progress payments scheduled throughout the project based on agreed milestones.
That is the Encino / Los Angeles practice. We do not invent a dollar amount for the retainer on this page.
Progress payments follow agreed milestones after that conversation. Amounts after review are an aim, not a guarantee. This is not legal advice.
How payment is scheduled
Start work, then pay at agreed milestones.
Retainer
A retainer deposit starts the Encino drawings or construction work.
Milestones
Progress payments follow milestones you and 121 agree in writing.
Progress
No dollar amounts on this page. Call (424) 600-2100.
No invented amounts
An Encino desk, no handshake photo, no dollar signs.
121 Design Build is in Encino. A retainer starts work. We do not print a retainer number here.
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.
How we work
How a retainer is set
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1. Converse
We start with the Encino lot and the work that needs to begin.
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2. Retainer
Yes, we require a retainer deposit to initiate work.
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3. Milestones
Progress payments are scheduled throughout the project based on agreed milestones.
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4. Next step
If the Encino project still fits, we talk through drawings, permits, and construction. Call (424) 600-2100.
Honest scope
What 121 actually does, and what we do not.
We do
Require a retainer
Yes, we require a retainer deposit to initiate work, with progress payments scheduled throughout the project based on agreed milestones.
We do not
A printed retainer number
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. This is not legal advice.
Ask how a retainer would start your lot.
If you have a project in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about scope and the first payment. Call (424) 600-2100.