What happens on a site walk

A site walk is the hour that makes the estimate real. Plans tell us what is supposed to be there. The walk tells us what actually is — and the gap between those two is where the price lives.

What we are looking at

• Existing conditions — what is already in place that we can use, and what has to come out.
• Systems — the condition and capacity of the HVAC, electrical service, and plumbing, and whether your use will overrun them.
• Access and logistics — how material gets in, where crews stage, and any landlord or building restrictions on hours and access.
• Code triggers — anything about the space or the intended use that will pull in accessibility, life-safety, or occupancy work.
• The unknowns — the questions that, once answered, change the number the most.

What to have ready

Whatever you have: drawings, the lease exhibit or landlord work letter, and a clear sense of your target date and any budget you have to hit. None of it is required to have a useful walk — but the more we know going in, the sharper the number coming out.

That is the whole first step of how we work: walk the space, ask the questions that change the price, and come back with a scoped number instead of a range. Call us and we will get on the calendar.