In order to maintain a stellar reputation as a professional contractor, speed, quick problem solving and meeting deadlines are critical. The biggest complaint and almost a disappointing anticipation in our industry is that a job will take longer than estimated. We strive to disprove that assumption on each and every project. Here’s one way that we do that.
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Sharing Your Budget Streamlines the Pre-Construction Phase
When meeting a deadline is critical, here is one secret of the trade to save significant time during pre-construction. Give your contractor a ballpark budget before design and/or they start estimating. A building owner can take a shortcut in the preliminary phase and get to construction sooner when they have collaborated with their contractor on the budget to save time on over designing.
Pardon Our Dust - Under Construction
Four Options to Keep Your Clients Happy During Your Remodel Project
During a commercial remodel, there is more you can do than just posting a good looking “Pardon Our Dust” sign when it comes to your customers and your staff. We know all too well how it is when you’re trying to run a business, but need to update or reconfigure your working space. The thought of disrupting business as usual is just too much, and losing out on customer traffic is out of the question. But never fear, Wolgast has 4 options or solutions to help you get through a remodel with only a little interruption to staff or customers.
Building Bigger to Benefit from Economies of Scale
A larger building can typically be constructed at a lesser square footage price than a smaller building. The overall price tag may be more, but a bigger building will get better value per square foot than a littler building, based on similar material selection. This information can help an owner plan for their business’ future.
Warning: Adding on to Your Building May Not Be Possible
What you should know before expanding your commercial business space
Many of our clients begin their business expansion quest by attempting to add on to their existing building rather than moving their operation, and most of the time they’re able to move ahead without any problems. Expanding their existing space to make more room for additional manpower or machinery could be more affordable than building new or renovating another building. However, there are times when it’s just not possible to expand where they want or at all. Below we discuss the possible caveats to consider when expanding and to consider for the future when selecting a site.
Revealing the Past: The Importance of Property Surveys
If you’re looking to purchase a property or building for your business, most financial institutions require you to have a property survey to qualify for their loans. Some owners who use a cash transaction don’t always get a property survey, but if they did, they could prevent many issues by knowing all the details and history about their property.
How Economies of Scale Works in Construction
Ray is the owner of a large corporation with his operation spanning over two locations. When he outgrew his initial office, he got a great deal on a warehouse that was easily adaptable to expand his business. Now, after years of hard work and smart decisions, he’s outgrowing both locations and has decided that it will be more efficient for his operation to all be under one roof. But speculating on the costs involved, Ray is wondering if this is the best decision for his company right now? What Ray may not be considering is economies of scale in construction. With his building being bigger, the duration of the project longer, and the fixed fees being the same, he can benefit from the efficiencies that his Design-Builder will pass through, which will lower the square footage cost.
Five of the Best Reasons for a Commercial Building Renovation
Commercial Renovation to Stay Put
Whether you really like your building the way that it is, your location is part of your long-term plan, or financially speaking a new building is out of the question, these are all good reasons to stay where you are. However, I’d like to share with you a few of the best reasons to consider renovating your current facility.
1) Improve traffic to your business – we have seen it time and again that renovating a commercial space peaks the interest of people in your community. It also provides additional promotional opportunities because having a renovated space to talk about creates a steady and interesting social media topic. Whether you’re a doctor, restaurant, or a school, you consistently want to attract new people to your space, right? Sharing your remodel should help gain and/or keep followers to communicate the benefits of your services.
Future of Net Zero Energy Buildings for Michigan Business Owners
We hear about energy efficiency, greenhouse gases, renewable energy, and carbon emissions more frequently these days, but maybe not as popular is Net Zero Energy Building or Net Zero Energy Building Ready. These aren’t new concepts, but with the flurry of attention on energy savings, we wanted to check into the current status for Michigan Commercial Building Owners. Since the Michigan Energy Code (2015) was adopted in 2017 in Michigan, how far are our Commercial Building owners from achieving Net Zero Energy Building Ready?
6 Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping a New Building
Once you’ve already determined the approximate size of the space you need, your budget, general location desired, and that the investment will fit within your business objectives, it’s time to start shopping for suitable building for your company changes.