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A hotel-grade bathroom design: a lit floating stone vanity, a walk-in shower behind glass and a freestanding tub.

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Commercial Construction in Vancouver

Tenant improvements and full build-outs for hotels, restaurants, commercial kitchens, and dental clinics

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Commercial and institutional work runs under the same licence, the same $5M liability cover and the same WorkSafeBC account as every home we renovate. As an allied member of the British Columbia Hotel Association we renovate hotel bathrooms floor by floor around occupancy: quiet, low-impact renovation during live operations with strict noise and cleanliness control.

I just wanted to share how overjoyed I am with the recent bathroom renovation by the fantastic team at Grand Renovations. Seriously, they did an amazing job! These folks are total pros, and they pay incredible attention to all the little details. If you're thinking about a renovation, I can't recommend Grand Renovations enough. They're the real deal. Thanks to them, my bathroom looks fantastic, and I'm one happy customer!
Henry Timm · Homeowner

What to check, and what to ask

General guidance for homeowners, not specific to your house — worth knowing before you sign with anyone, including us.

  1. Your lease decides half the job before a drawing exists

    What the landlord provides as base building, what improvement allowance exists, what you are required to restore at the end of the term, and who signs off on the drawings — all of that is already written down. Read those clauses before you brief anyone, because they set the scope whether you read them or not.

  2. Commercial permitting is a different queue from residential

    A build-out generally needs its own building permit plus the trade permits under it, and the space cannot be occupied until it has been signed off. That sequence is the schedule. Ask early what the occupancy path looks like, because a fit-out that is finished but not approved is a space you are paying rent on and cannot use.

  3. Accessibility, exiting and fire separation are not finishing decisions

    Door widths, washroom clearances, exit paths, alarm and sprinkler coverage are set by code and checked at inspection. They shape the floor plan itself, so they belong in the first layout rather than in a value-engineering conversation after the walls are up.

  4. Working inside an occupied building runs on that building's rules

    Permitted work hours, elevator and loading bay bookings, noise restrictions, and how you protect the corridor between the door and your unit are the building's call, not the contractor's. They affect what a job costs and how long it takes, so ask for the rules and hand them over before anyone quotes.

Before you take any quote

  1. 1. Send the lease's construction clauses out with the drawings

    Allowance, restoration obligation, approval rights, insurance requirements and permitted hours all change what a job costs. A contractor pricing without them is pricing a different job, and the gap shows up as a change order rather than as a lower number.

  2. 2. Price against a drawing set, not a walkthrough

    Three contractors walking the same empty unit will imagine three different fit-outs, and the cheapest number will be the smallest one. A drawing set — even a preliminary one — is what makes the quotes comparable at all.

  3. 3. Ask what the occupancy path is and who is responsible for it

    Someone has to carry the permit, book the inspections and get the space signed off for use. Establish who that is at quoting time. Rent runs on a finished space that has not been approved exactly as fast as on one that has.

  4. 4. Require change orders in writing, priced, before work proceeds

    Commercial fit-outs generate changes for reasons nobody controls — something behind a wall, a condition the inspector reads differently, a landlord requirement that surfaces late. Normal. Finding out what it cost at the end is not.

  5. 5. Check the insurance limits, not just that insurance exists

    Commercial landlords generally require higher liability limits than a residential job carries, and they usually require being named on the certificate. Ask for the certificate and a WorkSafeBC clearance letter, and confirm the coverage directly rather than taking a copy at face value.

A lounge and bar designed in 3D before construction: a long grey sectional, floor-to-ceiling windows, slim pendant lights and a dark kitchen run with a backlit stone backsplash.
Alex's own photo, from a job in Vancouver.

Before you call

Can you renovate while guests are staying in the hotel?
Yes. We specialize in quiet, low-impact renovation during live operations with strict noise and cleanliness control.
How long does a hotel bathroom renovation take?
Typically 2–6 weeks per room depending on complexity and scheduling. We phase work to minimize impact on occupancy.
Do you provide both design and construction?
Yes, Grand Renovations is a full design-build contractor — managing the entire process from concept to completion.
Can you match brand or franchise design standards?
Absolutely. We work directly with corporate design manuals and brand specification sheets to ensure full compliance.
Do you coordinate with hotel management teams?
Yes, our project managers work closely with hotel operations to plan phasing, scheduling, and guest communication.

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