Residential · L5 finish · 6,200 sq ft
Case study
Commercial TI — knockdown finish
Summary
Tenant improvement for a 9,400 sf office suite with knockdown texture and Level 4 finish throughout.
- Segment
- Commercial
- Location
- Katy, TX
- Size
- 9,400 sq ft
- Finish level
- L4
- Duration
- 14 working days
- Completed
- September 2025
Scope
- Metal-stud framing coordination
- 5/8" Type X board at demising walls
- Open-office ceiling cloud assemblies
- Knockdown texture finish
Challenge
GC needed drywall to release ceiling grid and MEP trim crews on a 15-working-day window. Demising walls ran to deck with fire-rated assemblies that had to pass inspection before closure.
Approach
Staged the work by zone so ceiling grid could start in the first zone while we were still hanging the last. Kept the fire-taping crew ahead of the inspector so nothing blocked close-up.
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