Structural & commercial
Commercial build-outs & renovations
Tenant improvements, white-box build-outs, and office, retail, and restaurant remodels inside existing buildings.
Commercial build-out work is won or lost before the first wall comes down. Getting the budget, the existing conditions, and the long-lead items right up front is what keeps a tenant's move-in date from sliding a month. We take on tenant improvements, white-box build-outs, and office, retail, and restaurant renovations inside existing buildings across St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County.
One point of contact runs the job every day and you get a copy of the same schedule that person works from. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing run through trade crews we work with regularly, and we manage them instead of handing you three phone numbers. Change orders are priced and signed before the work happens, not after.
Most owners are weighing a hard bid against a negotiated contract. Which one serves you depends on how complete your drawings are.
What is included
- Preconstruction budgeting and scheduling
- Existing-conditions walk and selective interior demo
- Interior framing, drywall, and ceilings
- Storefront and glazing replacement
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing through our trade crews
- Flooring, paint, millwork, and finishes
- Phasing, dust control, and after-hours work in occupied buildings
- Closeout, inspections, and documentation
Options
- Tenant improvements
- White-box and vanilla-shell build-outs
- Office renovations
- Retail and restaurant remodels
- Storefront replacement
How the job runs
Commercial build-outs & renovations, step by step.
Quote
We walk the space, review your drawings or program, build a line-item budget and schedule, and quote the work with the long-lead items flagged.
Prep
We handle the paperwork with the city or county, set access and elevator use with building management, put up dust and noise containment, and order long-lead material.
Work
Demo, interior framing, mechanical and electrical rough-in, and finishes run against a schedule we update with you every week, phased around anyone still working in the building.
Finish
Inspections close out, the punch list gets cleared, systems are commissioned, and you receive the closeout documents and warranties.
Questions
Straight answers.
What size projects do you take on?
Anything from a single office refresh up to a full-suite or full-floor build-out, as long as the building is already standing. We do not put up new buildings, and we would rather tell you that on the first call than learn it on your job.
Do you work with my architect?
Yes, and we would rather be in the room early. Bringing us in during design lets us price alternates and flag long-lead items while changes are still cheap on paper. If the drawings are already complete we bid them as drawn and list our assumptions in writing.
How do you handle schedules and change orders?
You get a baseline schedule at contract and an updated one every week showing what moved and why. Change orders are written, priced, and signed before the work starts, and we separate owner-requested changes from field conditions so you can see which is which. Nothing shows up as a surprise at closeout.
Can you do a tenant finish in an occupied building?
Yes. We phase it, set dust and noise containment, and schedule the disruptive work for evenings or weekends when other tenants need quiet. Life safety and egress stay intact through every phase. We coordinate access and elevator use with building management.
What is a white-box build-out?
A white box takes a vacant space to a clean, ready-to-finish state: walls framed and drywalled, ceiling grid, basic lighting, a restroom, and HVAC distribution, so the next tenant can finish it their way. Landlords use it to lease a space faster. We price the white box and the tenant finish separately so each side knows what it is paying for.
How do you price commercial work?
Two ways: a lump sum against complete drawings, or cost plus a fee with a guaranteed maximum price when the design is still moving. Cost plus gives you open books and room to make decisions late, and lump sum gives you a fixed number with less flexibility. We will tell you which one fits the drawings you have.
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Often done together.
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