Light commercial buildouts
Opening a shop or office in an empty space means drawings, trades, fire review and a final sign-off before you can open the doors. We coordinate all of it so the space is ready on a date you can plan around.
Vacant commercial space Buildouts happen in empty space, before you move in or between tenants.
What's included
- Reviewing the space and your plans
- Coordinating sealed drawings with a design professional
- Framing, ceilings, doors and finishes
- Licensed trade partners for electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire systems
- Permits, inspections and the final sign-off
Licensed trade partners. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire sprinkler and fire alarm work is done by licensed contractors in those trades.
The permit, in general
Permit: Yes – building, trades, often fire review
- Zoning
- Use/zoning confirmation; site plan if exterior changes
- Usually needed
- Sealed architectural/engineered drawings · Life-safety plan · Energy compliance · Fire review submittal · NOC
- Inspections
- Trade roughs · Framing · Above-ceiling · Fire · Trade finals · Building final / CO or CC
General Florida Building Code practice, not your building department's answer: the building department decides. Your city or the county may publish a different list. Check your address for its published checklist and sources.
Questions people ask
Does the space have to be empty?
Yes. We do buildouts in vacant commercial space, before you move in or between tenants.
Is my use allowed in this space?
Check zoning before you sign a lease. The city or county decides whether your use is allowed and whether a change of use triggers more review. We can help you ask the right questions.
Why does fire review take time?
Commercial work is reviewed for life safety, and the fire marshal's review is part of that. It is normal, and we plan for it in the schedule.
What helps us price it
None of it is required to start. Anything you can send saves a round of questions.
- Address and suite
- Any plans or a sketch of the layout
- What the business is
- Your target opening date