Flex Space
Flex space construction is the work we specialize in: ground-up buildings with warehouse and office space. We build them for investors and owner-users around Charlotte.
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Ground-up construction starts with raw land and ends with a turn-key building ready for business. At K & Y Builders, we specialize in building commercial spaces from the dirt up. We build flex space, warehouses, retail centers and multi-family buildings for investors and business owners. Our in-house crews handle the site work and manage the entire vertical build.
Our crews and company-owned heavy equipment remove delays from subcontractor availability. As a commercial general contractor around Charlotte, we work from our office in Indian Trail. Call or text (704) 286-6210, and we will look at the site and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the remodel, upfit, addition or new building and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Site work comes first. Our in-house crews clear and grade the land with company-owned heavy equipment, then build the pad. Cecil soil, with its firm red clay subsoil, is common on the Piedmont around Charlotte. A soils report from a geotechnical engineer usually guides the foundation design.
Next come the footings and the slab, built to the engineer's design. Then the structural steel or framing goes up, and the walls and roof close in the shell. Inside, the interior finish turns the shell into usable space, such as offices and restrooms. The parking lot and the site finish come last.
Inspections run alongside the work. Under state law, local inspectors make as many inspections as needed while the work progresses. At the end, the inspector makes a final inspection and issues a certificate of compliance when the work complies. Then we hold the final walk-through with you.
A new building needs approvals before the site work starts. In Indian Trail and Stallings, Union County Building Code Enforcement issues the building permit, while the town handles zoning. The county's commercial checklist calls for sketch plan and site plan approvals before the permit application. Stallings also requires a Tree/Land Disturbance Permit before any excavation or fill.
In Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County, Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement issues building permits. The county offers pre-permitting meetings for phased projects and for more than one building on a site. In Gastonia, new commercial construction needs a city site plan, and approval averages two months. We put each approval on the schedule from the start.
Grading and digging have rules of their own. Under state law, work that disturbs more than one acre needs an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan. The plan is usually filed at least 30 days before grading starts. Before any digging, state law also calls for notice to NC 811 at least three full working days ahead.
K & Y started as property owners. We began by developing commercial spaces for ourselves, and we still build for our own portfolio. So we build yours as if we will own it. We treat your capital investment with the same discipline we apply to our own.
Our ground-up work includes a 23,000 square foot flex space building and a four-unit mixed-use building in Indian Trail. We also rebuilt an eight-unit multi-family building in Charlotte from the ground up after a fire. In Stallings, our new construction work includes an automotive repair center.
We favor durable, low-maintenance finishes that protect the building's value. You get a realistic timeline with the written quote, then proactive communication as the work moves.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Charlotte across Mecklenburg County and the counties around it.
(704) 286-6210From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (704) 286-6210 and tell us about the building or the lot. Send plans or photos if you have them.
We meet you at the building or the site and go over the scope. In an occupied building, we also plan how your business keeps running.
We work out the budget and the schedule, with time for plan review built in. Then the quote comes to you in writing.
Our crews do the work, and we keep you posted on the schedule as it moves. On a new site, public utility lines get marked through NC 811 before we dig.
The last inspections and a final walk-through with you close out the job. Once the inspection department issues its certificate of compliance, the building or space is ready for business.
Common questions about ground-up construction around Charlotte and the surrounding towns. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Flex space construction is the work we specialize in: ground-up buildings with warehouse and office space. We build them for investors and owner-users around Charlotte.
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We build new warehouses and industrial buildings around Charlotte, from site work and slab to docks and doors. Our in-house crews and company-owned equipment carry each job to the final walk-through.
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Apartment and mixed-use buildings, built new from the ground up or rebuilt after a fire. We build them for property owners and investors with in-house crews and company-owned equipment.
Learn MoreWe keep full control from early planning through the final build. You have one team to call about any part of the job.
Our own crews and company-owned heavy equipment do the work. That removes delays from subcontractor availability.
We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing. It comes with a realistic timeline and the scope spelled out.
Our office is in Indian Trail, and Charlotte sits at the center of our service area. We take on work up to about an hour out.
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Read more →Tell us what you want to build or remodel, and where the property is. Call or text (704) 286-6210 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the remodel, upfit, addition or new building and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.