Tenant build-outs
Re-zoning, re-routing and re-balancing when a commercial space is re-planned.
College Station · Bryan
HVAC that's planned in, not squeezed in.
Sterling designs and installs heating and air conditioning for commercial build-outs, tenant spaces, remodels and additions — and looks after the systems once they're in. Most HVAC trouble in a renovated space started on the drawings. We'd like to be there when they're drawn.
Choose your building
Commercial first. Homes as well.
"Building" is in the name because commercial work leads. Pick the tab that fits — both are real parts of the business.
Commercial
Tenant spaces, build-outs and the systems that serve them
A new tenant moves into a shell or a second-generation space, walls move, and the HVAC that served the old layout no longer fits the new one. That's the core of our commercial work: re-zoning, re-routing ductwork, moving diffusers and returns, adding or replacing rooftop units, and adding make-up air where a kitchen or workshop needs it.
Then the ordinary work that keeps a commercial building running: repair, replacement and planned maintenance.
- Early involvement on the drawings, before ceilings are fixed.
- Coordination with the general contractor and other trades.
- Air balancing and a handover pack when the space opens.
- Service contracts for the building once it's occupied.
Residential
Remodels, additions and the house you already live in
The residential version of a build-out is a remodel or an addition: a new master suite, a converted garage, an opened-up kitchen, a sunroom. Each one changes what the house's heating and cooling has to do — and the existing system is rarely consulted until the new room turns out to be the hottest in the house.
And the everyday work: repair, replacement and seasonal service for houses across College Station and Bryan.
- A load check before the new room is framed.
- A straight answer: extend the ducts, or add a ductless unit.
- Working to your remodeler's schedule.
- A written price before anything billable starts.
How a build-out goes
Six stages, and the first one is the cheapest.
Changing a duct route on paper costs nothing. Changing it after the ceiling grid is hung costs a day and a trade call-back. That's why we ask for the drawings early.
Drawings
Layout, ceiling plan, lighting and use of each room.
Load
What the new layout actually needs, zone by zone.
Proposal
Written, against the drawings, exclusions stated.
Rough-in
Ducts, lines and drains before walls and ceilings close.
Set & start
Equipment set, connected, started and checked.
Balance
Airflow measured at every outlet and adjusted.
What we do
Six kinds of work.
Remodels & additions
Heating and cooling for new rooms, converted garages and opened-up layouts.
Rooftop units
New, replacement and relocated packaged units, with curbs and cranes planned.
Repair
Commercial and residential, diagnosed by measurement and priced in writing first.
Make-up air
Kitchens, workshops and anywhere new exhaust has been added.
Maintenance
Service contracts per building; seasonal visits for homes.
How we price
Against the drawings, in writing.
For a build-out or addition, a written proposal against the drawings, with anything excluded — ceiling work, electrical, roofing, patching — stated plainly so there are no gaps between trades. For a repair, a diagnostic first and a written price before anything billable.
No prices on this site
No "per square foot" figures, no "from" prices and no savings percentages. Every space and every set of drawings is different. You get a real proposal for yours.
Where we work
College Station, Bryan and the Brazos Valley.
The office is on Southwest Parkway in College Station.
- College Station
- Bryan
- Wellborn
- Navasota
- Brenham
- Caldwell
- Hearne
- Madisonville
- Franklin
- Anderson
Office
1714 Southwest Pkwy, College Station, TX 77840
Mon–Fri 7am–5pm
(979) 201-8331
Questions
Asked on almost every project.
Do you work with general contractors on build-outs?
Yes. On a tenant build-out we work as the HVAC trade alongside the general contractor, or directly for an owner or tenant who is managing the job themselves. Either way we want the drawings early, because the ceiling, the lighting and the ductwork all compete for the same space.
Do you also work on houses?
Yes. The commercial side leads, but we do residential remodels, additions and garage conversions, as well as ordinary repair, replacement and maintenance for homes in College Station and Bryan.
Can a new room just be added to the existing system?
Sometimes. It depends on whether the existing system has capacity to spare and whether a duct can reach the room with enough air. Often it cannot, and a separate ductless unit is the better answer. We work it out before the drywall goes up.
Do you give written prices?
Yes. For repairs, after the diagnostic and before any billable work. For build-outs and additions, as a written proposal against the drawings, with anything excluded stated plainly.
Are you a general contractor as well?
No. Despite "Building" in the name, Sterling is an HVAC contractor. We coordinate closely with builders and other trades, but we do not frame, drywall, roof or run a whole construction project.
Got drawings? Send them early.
Build-out, remodel, addition or a system that's quit — one call and you'll know what happens next.