Commercial contractor in Garland, TX

Garland’s commercial roads

Garland is one of the largest cities in Dallas County, with commercial buildings along Interstate 635, the President George Bush Turnpike, Jupiter Road, Broadway Boulevard and around Firewheel Town Center and the downtown square. Much of it was built in the 1970s and 1980s. That means convenience stores and stations ready for new canopies and interiors, strip centers ready for new faces, and restaurant spaces passing to new owners.

Power and permits in Garland

Garland is one of the few cities in the area with its own electric utility, Garland Power & Light. New commercial service, a bigger service for a remodel, or a new transformer for a gas station are coordinated with the city’s utility, so that request goes in early.

Building permits, plan review and inspections run through the city’s building inspection staff, and the city’s development site lays out the steps for a commercial project (Build Garland). Commercial jobs often need civil approval from the city’s engineers before the building permit.

Remodel or rebuild

For an older Garland building, the first question is whether to remodel what is there or start over on the slab. A remodel keeps the structure and replaces the rest; a rebuild makes sense when the building is too small, too old or laid out wrong for what the owner needs. We walk it and say which we would do and why.