Commercial work is a schedule problem
On a house, a two week delay is an inconvenience. On a commercial space it is two weeks of rent with no revenue against it, and a lease clock that does not care why. That changes how a job has to be run: longer lead items ordered earlier, inspections booked ahead, and trades sequenced tighter.
It also changes the paperwork. Commercial permitting, accessibility requirements and inspection scheduling are heavier than residential, and we file that in house rather than handing it back to you or waiting on a third party.
Commercial scopes we handle
Straight talk: we are a Northwest Arkansas contractor sized for small to mid commercial work, not a national builder.
Tenant finish out
Taking a shell or a vacated space to an operating business: partitions, mechanicals, ceilings, flooring, restrooms and finishes to your build out plan.
Shell construction
Foundation, structure, envelope and roof on new commercial buildings, coordinated with the site work rather than after it.
Commercial remodels
Reworking an existing space, including the structural and mechanical changes that a use change usually triggers.
Accessibility compliance
Door widths, restroom clearances, ramps and approach, planned into the build rather than corrected at final inspection.
Commercial permitting
Plan review submission, permit filing and inspection scheduling handled by us, on the schedule the project needs.
Site and parking
Grading, drainage, approach and parking coordinated with our own site development crews.
Built around your opening date
Work backward from opening
We start at the date you need to be open and build the schedule backward, because that is the only date that actually matters.
Long lead items first
Steel, rooftop units, storefront glass and switchgear get ordered before anything visible happens, since these are what blow schedules.
Permits in parallel
Plan review and permitting run alongside procurement rather than in sequence after it, which recovers weeks on most jobs.
Build to the date
Trades sequenced tight, inspections booked ahead, and a punch list walked before the date rather than after it.
Metal buildings and shop space
Post frame and metal building construction, shop space and the site work underneath it. If you need a building that has to work rather than impress, this is the most cost effective way to get square footage up.
See the project gallery →Commercial construction questions
What size commercial projects do you take?
Small to mid sized work: tenant finish out, shell buildings, metal buildings and commercial remodels across Northwest Arkansas. We will tell you honestly if a project is bigger than we should take.
Do you handle commercial permits and plan review?
Yes, in house. Commercial permitting is heavier than residential and it runs in parallel with procurement on our schedules rather than after it.
Can you work around an operating business?
Often yes, with phased work, after hours scheduling and dust and access control. It costs more and takes longer than an empty space, and we will price that honestly rather than discover it later.
How do you keep a commercial job on schedule?
By ordering long lead items before anything visible starts and by booking inspections ahead. Nearly every blown commercial schedule traces back to one of those two things.
What is your opening date?
Tell us the date you need to be operating and the space you are working with. We will tell you whether it is realistic and what it takes to hold it.