Budget validation, constructability review, value engineering, and schedule planning — before the first shovel. The phase that determines whether commercial projects deliver on commitment.
Most GCs subcontract every trade. We keep roofing, electrical, and demolition in-house — so quality, schedule, and cost stay under one roof.
Self-perform means the GC's own employees — not a subcontractor's, not an affiliated company's — execute the work. Our insurance covers them. Our safety program governs them. Our payroll pays them.
Pillars of Seven self-performs three trades: commercial and industrial roofing, commercial and industrial electrical, and structural and selective demolition. Everything else — HVAC, plumbing, structural steel, finishes — is still subcontracted like any commercial GC. We're not claiming to do everything in-house. We're claiming to handle the trades that most often cause schedule and quality problems.
Self-perform creates optionality. When the schedule tightens, we deploy more of our own crews. When a subcontractor underperforms, we backfill with our own people. When quality matters, we stand behind work we did with our own team. That optionality isn't theoretical — it's why owners choose a GC with real self-perform capability over one who's only a project manager.
Not everything. Just the trades where self-perform capability meaningfully changes project outcomes — the ones where subcontractor delays, quality disputes, and coordination breakdowns most often surface.
TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, PVC, and metal roof systems for commercial and industrial buildings. Full tear-off, replacement, maintenance, storm response. Crews, equipment, and leadership in-house.
Industrial facility roofing for manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. Hurricane-rated scope for Gulf Coast properties. Classified-area coordination where required.
Tenant improvement electrical, panel and service upgrades, lighting and controls, low-voltage coordination, life safety and emergency circuits for office, retail, medical, and multi-family buildout.
High-voltage distribution, motor controls, instrumentation, classified-area work for Gulf Coast refineries and petrochemical plants. Turnaround-window scheduling.
Full-building take-down, tear-off, and site clearing. Permitted, insured, executed on commercial and industrial sites. Debris haul-off and disposal coordinated through licensed facilities.
Interior strip-out for tenant improvement, multi-family renovation, and occupied-building work. Dust containment, negative-pressure containment where medical code applies.
Multi-family unit gut, commercial TI demo, medical facility renovation prep. ICRA-compliant phased work for occupied healthcare facilities.
HVAC, plumbing, structural steel, drywall, painting, flooring, and finishes. Subcontracted through qualified trade partners. We're not trying to be everything — we're trying to be excellent at three things.
Four phases tied to design milestones. Each phase delivers specific outputs that let the owner make informed decisions about go/no-go, budget, and structure.
Program validation, preliminary budget ranges, site due diligence, and entitlement feasibility. Before design begins, owner gets realistic cost and schedule envelopes.
First detailed estimate tied to schematic drawings. Value engineering round one. Early trade engagement for long-lead items. Preliminary schedule built out.
Refined estimate with tightened contingency. Constructability comments integrated. Value engineering round two. Permit strategy locked. Trade prequalification complete.
Final budget, GMP structure or bid-ready pricing, master CPM schedule, trade RFPs issued. Owner ready to execute or go to market with confidence.
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Roofing, electrical, and demolition in-house. Backed by a commercial general contractor. The optionality that makes construction delivery reliable.