Resources
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Plain-English guides for owners, operators and developers: what things cost, how a job is delivered, what to have ready, and what the paperwork means.
Guides
Construction Terms Explained in Plain English
The words on your bid, your contract and your schedule, explained the way we explain them on site.
Open the guide →How to Plan a Commercial Build-Out or Renovation
What to bring to the first meeting so we can give your fit-out or renovation a real number and a real date.
Open the guide →Working with an Interior Contractor: How the Job Runs
What it is like to work with us week to week on a fit-out or renovation, from the first walk to the handover.
Open the guide →What Drives Build-Out and Renovation Costs
Where the money in a build-out or renovation actually goes, and why a square-foot number is only a starting point.
Open the guide →Before Demolition Day: What an Owner Needs Ready
Everything that has to be in hand before the first crew mobilizes. Pairs with the Ready-to-Build Checklist tool.
Open the guide →Choosing a Project Delivery Method for Your Fit-Out
The ways a project can be contracted, what each one costs you in risk and time, and which fits an interiors project.
Open the guide →Texas Commercial Permits and Inspections, Step by Step
How a Texas commercial project gets from drawings to a certificate of occupancy, and where the calendar usually slips.
Open the guide →Building a Build-Out Budget That Holds
How to set up a build-out or renovation budget that still holds in month six: contingency, allowances, soft costs and change orders.
Open the guide →Tools
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