What a restaurant build-out needs
- Metal stud framing and drywall
- FRP panels in the kitchen, prep and restroom areas
- Acoustic ceilings and washable ceiling tile where it’s required
- Flooring in the dining room and restrooms
- Paint, trim and doors
- Electrical, plumbing, HVAC and hood work by licensed subcontractors under us
- Roof work around kitchen exhaust fans by our union roofing crew
- Commercial build-out$11k–$69kPer project, interior renovation
- FRP wall panels$6–$9/sq ftPer sq ft, installed over drywall
Prices checked October 2026. Every proposal is one all-inclusive price: permits and sales tax built in.
Scheduled to opening day
A restaurant pays rent before it serves a meal, so the schedule matters. We build it backward from your opening date, including Terre Haute’s plan review permit for commercial work and the health department’s review of your food service plans.
Kitchen floors
Commercial kitchen floors take heat, grease, hot water and constant cleaning. We’ll tell you plainly which kitchen floor systems we install and which should go to a specialist.
For franchise general contractors
Building a franchise location in the Terre Haute area? We bid framing, drywall, ceilings, FRP, paint and roofing as your local sub. See subcontractor for general contractors.
Recent food service work
- Metal stud framing for a doughnut shop build-out
How a restaurant project runs
- Call or request an estimate — Doug Stoliby, our sales manager, reaches out within 1 business day.
- Site visit — We walk the space with you, measure and talk through what has to change and when.
- Budget and scope — In writing, within 5 business days.
- Drawings and permits — Drawings through our drafting partner when the project needs them, and we pull the permits.
- Proposal and agreement — One all-inclusive price with permits and sales tax built in, e-signed in JobTread and good for 7 days.
- Build — Co-owner Ryan Bolinger runs the day-to-day. Schedule updates and change orders show up in your JobTread client portal.
- Walkthrough — Punch list, then a Notice of Substantial Completion, which starts your one-year workmanship warranty.
Payment and warranty
Build-outs and renovations follow a staged schedule: 25% at signing, 25% on the first day of work, 25% at rough-in, 15% at substantial completion and 10% after the punch list. When we work as a subcontractor for a general contractor, we bill through the GC’s pay-application process.
Our one-year workmanship warranty starts at substantial completion, with warranty visits scheduled within 7 business days.
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Restaurant build-out questions
Do you build kitchen hoods?
Hoods go to a licensed specialist working under us.
Can you remodel while we stay open?
Often, in phases. Disruptive work can be scheduled around business hours when needed.
What area do you cover?
About an hour around Terre Haute, including Marshall, Paris and Casey, Illinois. Roofing is Indiana only.
Planning a build-out, renovation or repair?
Send us a few details and Doug Stoliby, our sales manager, will contact you within one business day to discuss your goals, answer questions and schedule a site visit.
Doug Stoliby, Sales ManagerDoug will reach out within 1 business day.