FAQ
Industrial Build Questions
Written for developers and owner-occupiers.
The geotechnical report, the intended clear height and the likely tenant profile. Those three tell us more than a full set of drawings.
FAQ
Warehouse and industrial construction in Florida
- Can slab flatness be fixed later?
- Only by grinding. Specify numbers and measure them.
- How flat does a slab need to be?
- It depends on the equipment. Narrow-aisle needs far more than general storage.
- Where do slab problems start?
- Usually the subgrade.
- What decides sprinkler design?
- Commodity classification and storage height.
- Can we upgrade sprinklers later?
- In an occupied building, expensively, and usually as an argument.
- What should leasing be told?
- The commodity class the building is designed for, so they can qualify tenants early.
- How much clear height?
- What the submarket racks to. It is a multiplier across several systems.
- Can truck court depth be added?
- No. Test manoeuvring before the building is positioned.
- Why do truck yards fail?
- Under-designed pavement and subgrade. Rutting within a couple of years.
- Do you self-perform dewatering?
- Yes, and deep foundations.
- Will you price without borings?
- Not below grade.
- What makes cold storage different?
- Vapour barrier, refrigeration plant and under-slab heating.
- Can under-slab heating be removed to save money?
- No. The ground freezes, heaves, and destroys the floor.
- When do we need a manufacturing equipment layout?
- Before the structure is fixed.
- What drives a last-mile site?
- Van parking and peak circulation, not building area.
Still not answered?
Call (954) 807-3208. Send the geotechnical report and the intended clear height — that is enough to start.
What we build
Distribution Warehouse
The standard big-box warehouse. Four variables decide almost the entire budget, and they interact with each other.
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Light Manufacturing
A building shaped by what happens inside it. Power, compressed air, process drainage and ventilation are the project; the shell is comparatively simple.
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Cold Storage
The most technically demanding industrial building, and the one where an ordinary warehouse approach fails outright.
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Flex & Office-Warehouse
Warehouse with an office component, built speculatively for tenants who do not exist yet. The flexibility is the product.
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Last-Mile & Delivery
A modest building on a site doing an enormous amount of work. Vehicle parking and circulation are the project.
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Cross-Dock & Truck Terminal
Freight in one side and out the other, with almost no storage. The building is narrow, the door count is high, and the yard is most of the project.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.