Commercial
Commercial construction and structural building work
Commercial construction fails on coordination far more often than on craft. The trades exist; what is scarce is one contractor sequencing them so the building is usable on the date the tenant was promised.
The date is the product
A commercial building that opens late costs its owner rent and its tenant revenue, usually more than the construction variance that caused the delay. We qualify the schedule before the scope, and if the date is not achievable we say so at the walkthrough rather than at week six.
Change of use reshapes the budget
Converting a warehouse to retail, an office to a clinic, a store to a restaurant, a change of use can trigger accessibility, egress, fire separation and structural upgrades that dwarf the visible scope. Involving the contractor before the lease is signed is the cheapest decision in the whole project.
Unknowns get priced in writing
Older commercial stock hides non-permitted work, undersized structure and dead systems behind every wall. When demolition finds something, work stops on that item, we document it, and you get a written change order before it proceeds. On commercial schedules, surprise invoices at closeout are how relationships end.
Commercial Construction across Southern California
We work in 222 cities across 7 counties. A few of them:
Common questions
Commercial Construction, what to expect
Planning commercial construction?
Call (818) 747-7676 or send us the details and we will come look at it.