Paint and flooring refresh
$10 to $25/SF
Cosmetic update where the layout and the systems stay exactly where they are.
Real Standards · 2026
Renovation differs from a build-out in one way that matters to the price: the building is already there, and so is everything wrong with it. What we find behind the walls is the variable, which is why the scope names the exclusions as clearly as the inclusions.
Refresh
$10 to $25/SF
paint + flooring
Light
$35 to $65/SF
light partitions
Standard
$65 to $95/SF
full renovation
Higher-end
$95 to $140/SF
millwork + glass
Rated 5.0 on Google$1M GL + $1M Umbrella1-year workmanship warranty

Commercial renovations have no published starting price: each one is scoped and priced per project after a site walk, lump sum from a written scope before any deposit, and the ranges on this page are for budgeting. The price includes labor, materials listed in the written scope, permits and standard city inspections, project management, mobilization, protection of adjacent areas, cleanup and one-year workmanship warranty. Scope, the condition of the space and the schedule move the number more than square footage does.
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Commercial Renovations
$10 to $25/SF
Cosmetic update where the layout and the systems stay exactly where they are.
$35 to $65/SF
A layout change in a space that already works: some walls move, systems mostly stay.
$65 to $95/SF
A full office fit-out: private offices, conference rooms, a break area, new finishes throughout.
$95 to $140/SF
The same fit-out with a finish package and detailing that a client-facing floor needs.
$8,000 to $12,000 each
Finishes and accessories replaced with the fixtures and plumbing left in place.
$18,000 to $30,000 each
A compliant single-user restroom built out, including the plumbing that gets it there.
To run these ranges against your own square footage, use and TI allowance, try the commercial renovation and build-out cost calculator.
All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, permits and standard city inspections, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope.Every job in this category is custom, so these are budgeting standards rather than quotes. Landlord fees, FF&E, equipment, and specialty inspections are separate line items called out explicitly in the written scope.
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Common Cost Questions
Paint and flooring refresh $10 to $25/SF. Light office TI $35 to $65/SF. Standard office TI $65 to $95/SF. Higher-end office TI $95 to $140/SF. White box from cold shell $55 to $85/SF. Retail refresh $15 to $38/SF. Standard retail build-out $65 to $105/SF. Commercial restroom refresh $8,000 to $12,000 each. Single-user ADA restroom, full build $18,000 to $30,000 each. Restrooms price per room because they do not scale with floor area. Permits and standard city inspections are in the range; FF&E, design and engineering, and landlord fees are priced separately and named in the written scope.
Paint and flooring refresh $10 to $25/SF. Light office TI $35 to $65/SF. Standard office TI $65 to $95/SF. Higher-end office TI $95 to $140/SF. White box from cold shell $55 to $85/SF. Retail refresh $15 to $38/SF. Standard retail build-out $65 to $105/SF. Commercial restroom refresh $8,000 to $12,000 each. Single-user ADA restroom, full build $18,000 to $30,000 each. Restrooms price per room because they do not scale with floor area. Permits and standard city inspections are in the range; FF&E, design and engineering, and landlord fees are priced separately and named in the written scope.
Because pulling a permit can trigger obligations the building has been grandfathered out of. Accessibility upgrades are the most common, followed by electrical service capacity and fire separation. Those conditions cannot be seen from a walkthrough of the finishes, which is why hidden conditions are excluded by default and surfaced as change orders rather than buried in an optimistic rate.
Yes, and most of our renovation work runs that way. We phase after hours, contain dust, clean up and reset nightly, and hand the space back ready for the next business day. Occupied work carries a multiplier for that protection, stated as its own line in the scope.
Yes. A finish and accessory refresh runs $8,000 to $12,000 each; a full single-user ADA build runs $18,000 to $30,000 each. Restrooms are also where accessibility requirements bite hardest in an older building, so we confirm the current code position before quoting.
Yes, written scope, locked at signing. Change orders happen only if you request a scope change, and they are priced and approved in writing first.
All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, permits and standard city inspections, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope.
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