ON-TIME AND DRAMA FREE: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS

I’ve gotten some funny looks when I’ve told people we deliver an on-time and drama free construction experience.  Some have looked at me skeptically and said something like “How?  It’s construction.” While I ...

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SEE HOW WE BUILT AN ENTIRE STORE IN JUST 23 DAYS!!!

City Gear’s parent company had promised a specific number of new store openings to its parent company’s shareholders.

One of those stores, located in Aiken, SC, encountered a serious design flaw during construction.
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WHAT IS AN INTERIOR BUILDOUT – AND WHAT ISN’T IT?

THE STARTING POINT MATTERS!!!

Many commercial leases call for the landlord to pay for some of the incoming tenant's construction.

But is there a catch?

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ANOTHER ONE FINISHED!!

Another white box is in the books!! White boxes aren’t very exciting from a construction perspective, but can be HUGE from a leasing perspective. Often times, an outgoing tenant will leave a space in such poor condition that few ...

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IS AN OPEN CEILING A GOOD IDEA?

What’s Hiding Above the Ceiling? You may wonder if an exposed ceiling makes sense as a cost savings measure in your interior commercial buildout.  While there are cases that an exposed ceiling is less expensive than an ...

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Perspective is Reality

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I HATE HAVING TO SAY NO

I hate telling a potential client “No”. I can only think of a few times it has happened.   In one case, the guy told me straight up that he had saved money on projects in the past by getting to the end of a project and only ...

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WHAT IS A WHITE BOX??

Have you seen this term, but not sure exactly what it means?

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WHAT DOES “LICENSED AND INSURED” REALLY MEAN?

I see contractors throw around the phrase “LICENSED AND INSURED”.   But does it mean anything? Maybe, maybe not.  At a glance, it sounds reassuring and validating, but it really doesn’t say much. Most people hear ...

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PERMITTING!!!

Have you ever had a project held up waiting on a permit?  If so, you can relate to the massive frustration of watching days turn into weeks waiting on a building permit.   Since revenue lost to delays getting open ...

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