Who we build for
Our commercial clients come from nearly every kind of business: restaurants and food and beverage, medical, retail, offices, industrial buildings and local government. The work ranges from a single restroom to a full gut-and-rebuild of a restaurant.
On a commercial job, one contractor has to coordinate everything. A restaurant needs a building permit, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and a kitchen exhaust system, and each of those trades has its own inspection. We schedule the trades in the right order, keep the drawings and the building department in step, and keep the owner informed.
What a restaurant build-out costs
Our published average for a new restaurant of about 1,000 square feet is $400,000 and up. That figure covers the building work, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, the hood, vent and suppression system, and the architectural drawings.
The biggest swing factors are the kitchen (how many burners and fryers the hood has to cover), whether the gas and electrical service to the building has to be upgraded, how much of the existing space can stay, and what the town asks for once plans are submitted. We price the job from the drawings, line by line, so you can compare it against any other bid.
How a commercial job runs with us
Every commercial account starts with a retainer. It covers the design phase, the drawings and the permit submissions, before construction pricing is final.
On large projects we can take a smaller deposit with more frequent payments tied to completed work, instead of the usual residential schedule. Any change orders are due at completion.
- Retainer and site review: measure the space, confirm what the business needs, bring in the architect
- Drawings and permits: plans, trade drawings, submissions to the town's construction office
- Build: demolition, structure, rough plumbing and electrical, fire protection, finishes
- Inspections and turnover: trade and final inspections, then handover to the owner
Storefronts, offices and restrooms
Not every commercial job is a restaurant. We have replaced storefront openings with full-view glass overhead doors, built out open-plan offices, and redone commercial restrooms with subway tile wainscot, new fixtures and resilient flooring.
