Five initial steps in new construction or remodeling projects

Leon Williams Contractors will be there every step of the way

Congratulations, you’ve made the decision to remodel your facility or build a new home for your business. What’s next?

In previous blog posts, we touched upon reasons why a Knoxville or East Tennessee business should remodel, expand, or construct a new base of operations. Now that you made your decision, it’s time to start planning.

Here are five of the most important stages of the planning phase before remodeling or new construction can begin:

  1. Scope/financing:We work with you to develop a clear and concise scope of work document so you can apply for financing. You need to have solid financing in place before work begins. This is for your protection.
  2. Guidance:We will work with you and our external design team to finalize any renderings and specific building design specifications. We can make tweaks or adjustments if site constraints or issues influence design.
  3. Preconstruction consultation:  Our experts and those who design our work will meet with you early in the process for preconstruction analysis. We can locate and evaluate properties and negotiate with owners. We’ll identify any potential issues with the property that may affect the project’s budget and timeline.
  4. Value engineering:We want to maximize our clients’ budgets, not just cut costs. We will look at every part of the project to see whether they make economic sense, ranging from site preparation to roof materials and utility needs.
  5. Construction:Once the construction phase begins, we will continue our value engineering and review progress and provide updates regularly on your project. We can also account for weather delays and stay on top of the budget and materials.

You still have a ways to go before you and your employees can get settled into your new business space, but the project will be done before you know it.

Contact Leon Williamsfor more information on renovating existing businesses or building a new one from scratch.