Ground-Up Construction
Ground-up construction delivers a new commercial building from the dirt up, ready for business. Our in-house crews and company-owned equipment carry it from the site work to the final walk-through.
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Retail build-outs turn shell space or a dated store into a finished space that is ready to open. At K & Y Builders, we build out retail stores and restaurants, and we remodel existing ones. We work in retail centers and multi-use buildings around Charlotte.
We build for store owners, restaurant owners, landlords and property managers. Our in-house crews and company-owned equipment cut the delays that come with waiting on subcontractors. As a Charlotte-area commercial general contractor, we work from our office in Indian Trail. Call or text (704) 286-6210, and we will look at the space 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.
In a store, the retail build-out starts at the storefront, the glass and doors a shopper sees first. Inside, we build the sales floor and the stockroom behind it. Walls, ceilings, lighting and floors get finished to your plan.
Sales counters have their own rules. The federal 2010 ADA Standards call for a low section on at least one of each type of sales counter. That section is no more than 36 inches above the floor. An order counter and a pick-up counter count as two types.
When the space is leased, the lease's work letter often sets the scope. We build those tenant improvements for landlords and for tenants. We build a landlord's suite as if we will own it, because we own commercial space too.
A restaurant build-out adds a commercial kitchen, and the kitchen shapes much of the plan. The state plumbing code calls for a grease interceptor or a similar device on kitchen drains with grease-laden waste. Charlotte Water requires a new restaurant to have a grease interceptor of at least 1,000 gallons, unless it approves otherwise. Where an outdoor unit is physically impossible in an existing building, the utility may allow under-the-counter units with prior approval.
Restaurant plans also go through the county health department. In Mecklenburg County, that plan review and approval come before construction starts. Plans for a franchise or chain restaurant go to the state's plan review unit instead.
The 2010 ADA Standards call for at least 5 percent of dining seats and standing spaces to be accessible. The accessible tables have tops 28 to 34 inches above the floor. The food service permit is issued to the restaurant's owner, or to the tenant when the space is leased. Mecklenburg County asks for that application at least 30 days before opening, so we put that date on the schedule.
In Charlotte and the rest of Mecklenburg County, Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement reviews commercial plans. Its small commercial review takes interior upfits of store and office space up to 10,000 square feet. The county's goal is to finish that review within five days of accepting the plans. A space that needed a building permit opens only after the county issues the certificate of occupancy.
Changes of use and assembly occupancies go to the county's scheduled commercial review instead. A restaurant moving into a former store is a change of use. Under North Carolina's existing building code, a new use can call for sprinklers or fire walls. A kitchen renovation in an existing restaurant can still use the small review if the kitchen area does not expand.
Ballantyne, an office and restaurant district in south Charlotte, falls under that county review. So does Pineville next door, where the town's plan names retail as the largest industry by jobs. In Indian Trail and Stallings, Union County Building Code Enforcement issues the building permits.
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 retail build-outs around Charlotte and the surrounding towns. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Ground-up construction delivers a new commercial building from the dirt up, ready for business. Our in-house crews and company-owned equipment carry it from the site work to the final walk-through.
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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.
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.
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.