Commercial space, built out right
Commercial work with Modern Remodeling means offices, stores, restaurants, practices, rental buildings and shops across Massachusetts, run with the same written scope and steady updates our homeowners get. The thing that matters most is that your business keeps working while we build.
How a commercial job runs with us
It starts with a walkthrough of the space with whoever makes the decisions, and often the landlord or property manager too. We look at what is there now, what the business needs the room to do, and what the lease or the building allows. Then you get a written scope that says what we will build, what we will not touch, and what still needs an answer from you or your design team.
Commercial work is permitted through the town or city building department, the same as residential, but the review is different. Accessibility in Massachusetts follows 521 CMR from the Architectural Access Board along with the ADA, so entrances, restrooms, counters and routes through the space get checked against it. Where a job needs stamped drawings, they come from the owner's architect or engineer, and we build to them and flag anything in the field that does not match. Electrical and plumbing are done by licensed electricians and plumbers, as state law requires.
You deal with Steve. If something changes, you hear about it before the work moves past it, with the reason and the effect on the schedule written down. That habit is the reason the company exists.
Working around a business that stays open
Most commercial owners cannot close for the length of a job, so the schedule is built around the business. That can mean phasing the work room by room, working early mornings or after close, or splitting a project so the loud and dusty parts land when nobody is there. We agree on this in writing up front, along with which entrances, restrooms and parking we use.
Dust walls, floor protection and a site that is swept and safe at the end of every day matter more on a commercial job, because your staff and customers walk past it. In older buildings we plan for what demolition tends to turn up: plaster over brick, old wiring, floors that are not level, and on buildings from before 1978, paint that has to be handled with lead-safe practices.
How to tell these pages apart
Each page in this section covers one kind of job. Remodeling pages are about changing how an existing space works. Renovation pages are about bringing worn space back up to standard without moving much. Build-out pages start from an empty shell and finish it for a specific use. Tenant improvements is written for the lease side of that same work, where a landlord and a tenant both have a stake.
The rest are sorted by the business itself: offices, stores, restaurants and commercial kitchens, medical and dental practices, hotels and inns, apartments and multi-family buildings, warehouses and industrial shops, plus restrooms and exteriors for any building type. If your project sits between two pages, call (781) 974-4263 and we will tell you plainly which one fits, or whether it is a job we should take at all.
Every service under Commercial
Commercial Remodeling
Walls moved and rooms reassigned inside an occupied commercial space, planned around the structure and the business still running.
Commercial Renovations
Aging commercial buildings brought back to standard, with finishes, systems and triggered code items planned building-wide for the owner.
Commercial Construction
Small new commercial buildings and additions, built from footings below frost through framing and a tight building envelope.
Commercial Build-Outs
Raw shell space taken to a finished, usable commercial unit, with framing, ceilings, trades and inspections run in the right order.
Tenant Improvements
Interior work built to the lease and work letter, with landlord and tenant approvals and responsibilities kept clear in writing.
Office Remodeling
Private offices, conference rooms and break rooms reworked in a working office, phased so staff keep doing their jobs.
Office Build-Outs
Empty shell space finished into a first office, with partitions, ceilings and doors ready for the business's move-in date.
Retail Remodeling
Sales floors, fitting rooms and counters updated in a store that stays open, with most of the work done after hours.
Retail Build-Outs
Empty retail units finished into working stores, with the entrance, sales floor and stockroom built to your lease and opening date.
Restaurant Remodeling
Dining rooms, bars and host stands updated in operating restaurants, with any closure planned around your slowest days.
Restaurant Build-Outs
Empty units and former shops or offices turned into new restaurants, front and back, ready for every opening inspection.
Commercial Kitchen Construction
Back-of-house kitchens for restaurants, caterers and bakeries, framed for hoods and equipment, with washable surfaces and drained floors.
Medical Office Remodeling
Exam rooms, waiting areas and staff space reworked inside working practices, phased around clinic hours and patient privacy.
Dental Office Remodeling
Dental operatories, utility runs and sterilization areas rebuilt alongside your equipment supplier, for practices remodeling or adding chairs.
Medical Facility Construction
New clinics and outpatient practices built from shell suites or from the ground up, with 521 CMR and ADA access designed in.
Hotel Remodeling
Guest rooms, baths, corridors and lobbies refreshed at hotels, inns and bed and breakfasts that stay open throughout the work.
Apartment Remodeling
Kitchens, baths, floors and paint in a single apartment, turned around between tenants so the unit can rent again.
Multi-Family Renovations
Whole-building renovation for triple-deckers and small apartment buildings: halls, stairs, egress, exteriors and several units at once.
Commercial Bathroom Remodeling
Public and staff restrooms rebuilt to 521 CMR and ADA clearances, with partitions and surfaces made for heavy daily use.
Warehouse Remodeling
Offices, break rooms, overhead doors, slab repairs and demising walls for storage and distribution buildings that keep operating.
Industrial Remodeling
Shops and light manufacturing spaces reworked for production: equipment slabs, separation walls, process rooms and coordinated power and plumbing.
Commercial Interior Renovations
Walls, ceilings, floors, doors and finishes renewed inside any commercial space, with the existing layout kept in place.
Commercial Exterior Renovations
Siding, trim, storefronts, roofing, ramps and steps renewed on commercial buildings that look tired or leak from the outside.
Commercial questions
Do you do commercial work while the business stays open?
Usually, yes. We phase the work, schedule the noisy and dusty parts outside your hours where we can, and agree in writing on which entrances, restrooms and parking we use. If a short closure is unavoidable, you will know when and why well ahead of time.
Who handles the permits on a commercial job?
We pull the building permit through the town or city building department and schedule the inspections. Licensed electricians and plumbers pull their own permits for their trades. If the job needs stamped drawings, those come from your architect or engineer, and we build to them.
Can you work with my landlord or property manager?
Yes, and on leased space we expect to. Many landlords have their own rules for work hours, insurance paperwork, shared systems and access, and we read those before we write the scope so nothing surprises either side.
Do commercial spaces have to meet accessibility rules?
In Massachusetts, commercial accessibility follows 521 CMR from the Architectural Access Board as well as the ADA. Depending on the scope of the work, entrances, restrooms and routes through the space may need to come up to those rules. We point out where that applies before the price is set, not after.
How will I know what is happening on my project?
You get a written scope at the start and regular updates from Steve while the work is underway. Any change is explained before the work moves past it, with what it does to the schedule. Clear communication is the whole reason Modern Remodeling was started.
Do you build the whole project or only parts of it?
We can run the full job or a defined piece of it, like a restroom, a storefront or a kitchen line. The written scope says exactly what is ours and what belongs to other contractors, so there is no gap and no overlap between them.
Tell Steve what you have in mind
Monday to Friday 7 to 5, Saturday 8 to noon. Based in Raynham and working within about a hundred miles of it. See finished rooms in the gallery.