04 · Commercial
Ground-up commercial, built to perform from day one.
Selective new commercial construction across the Midlands — for owners who want envelope, IAQ, durability, and operational practicality designed in from the start, not value-engineered out at the end.
What we do
What ground-up commercial work looks like with Shane Built Co.
We deliver commercial new construction projects in the small-to-mid range — typically retail, office, light industrial, restaurant, salon/wellness, and specialty buildings where the owner is involved enough to care about how the building performs over its lifetime, not just how it shows on opening day.
The work begins long before the slab is poured. We bring our preconstruction discipline to the early decisions — site selection, code path, delivery method, envelope strategy, mechanical sequencing — so the project is set up to run cleanly through framing, MEP, dry-in, and closeout.
Who it's for
Commercial owners who want to be in the building for the next twenty years.
If you're building a property to sell on day-365, we're not the right builder. If you're building because the business runs out of this space — and the building working the way it should is part of how the business runs — we are. We work with single-asset owners, owner-operators, and small portfolio holders who care about durability, maintenance cost, and tenant experience as much as initial price.
Not for: ground-up institutional mega-projects, large public works, design-bid-build commodity construction. We're not McCrory or MB Kahn — and you shouldn't hire us to be.
How we approach it
Five steps from pro forma to closeout.
Project Review & Feasibility
A 30-min conversation about the project, the site, the budget reality, and the schedule. We help you size the project against your pro forma before we both spend more time on it. No charge.
Preconstruction
Site analysis, envelope strategy, code path, delivery-method selection (Design-Build, CM at Risk, or DBB), constructability review, and a budget you can hold up against your lender's expectations. Building science decisions get made here — before they cost ten times more to fix later.
Permitting & Mobilization
We coordinate the permit set with your design team, walk the project through Richland or Lexington county review, and prep the site for mobilization. You get a clear pre-construction milestone schedule so you know what's owed and when.
Build
Weekly photo updates, owner walks at key milestones (foundation, dry-in, MEP rough-in, drywall, finish), strict subcontractor standards, daily site cleanup, and one point of contact for the entire build phase. Field standards are non-negotiable.
Closeout & Warranty
Punch, occupancy permit, as-built documentation, warranty packet, and a 60-day post-occupancy walk to catch anything the building tells us about itself once it's running. We stand behind the work.
The building science angle
New construction is where building science earns the most.
In a remodel we work around what's already there. In new construction we get to plan the envelope, drainage, ventilation, and durability systems from a blank slate — and that's where they pay off the most. We design the air barrier continuity before framing closes, target a real blower-door number, plan for balanced mechanical ventilation, spec assemblies that match each other on moisture and thermal behavior, and pick finishes you can actually maintain. The owner sees lower operating cost, fewer callbacks, and a building that holds its value over a 20-year hold.
Common questions
Frequently asked.
What size projects do you take?
Small-to-mid commercial — typically $750K to $5M total project cost. Below that range, the preconstruction discipline isn't worth the overhead. Above it, we're not the right shop. We'll be honest in the first call about whether you're in our lane.
What delivery methods do you support?
Design-Build (we recommend this most often), CM at Risk, and Design-Bid-Build. We don't do hard-bid commodity work — the building science we care about doesn't survive a low-bid race.
Are you bonded?
Bonding is available on qualified projects. Specific bonding capacity, surety, and program are discussed during preconstruction once project scope is defined.
Where do you work?
Columbia and the broader Midlands — Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, and Newberry counties. We'll consider projects further out if the project warrants it, but our service area is intentionally tight.
Have a similar project in mind?
Tell us about it. The first 30 minutes is a no-charge fit conversation.
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