Commercial Projects
Commercial Projects

We complete commercial renovation projects for restaurants, cafés, retail boutiques, professional offices, medical clinics, fitness studios, and mixed-use commercial properties across Montreal and the surrounding region. Whether you are fitting out a new restaurant lease, refreshing a dated retail space, completing a tenant improvement for a professional office, or renovating a commercial kitchen, we deliver the finished space on time, on budget, and built to perform under commercial use.
Every commercial project begins with a detailed review of your space, your operational requirements, your timeline, and your budget. Commercial renovation has constraints that residential work does not — permit requirements are more complex, inspections are more rigorous, material specifications must meet commercial durability standards, and the sequencing of trades must account for lead times that can affect your opening or re-opening date.
Our scope covers full interior demolition and buildout, commercial-grade tile and flooring installation, custom cabinetry and millwork, countertops and surfaces, fixture and hardware installation, lighting and ventilation, and all finishing details. We manage all permits required by the City of Montreal and coordinate directly with inspectors so you are not navigating that process independently.
For restaurant and food-service clients, our commercial kitchen buildout scope includes stainless steel work surfaces and shelving, commercial-grade quarry tile and epoxy flooring, coordination with commercial equipment suppliers and hood installation contractors, and compliance with MAPAQ and municipal food service requirements where applicable.
Restaurant and café fit-outs represent a significant portion of our commercial work. These projects require tight coordination between the front-of-house finish work — flooring, tile, custom millwork, lighting, bar construction — and the back-of-house buildout, which involves commercial kitchen infrastructure, plumbing, ventilation, and equipment coordination. We have completed restaurant fit-outs across downtown Montreal, Griffintown, Verdun, and the Plateau, and we understand what these projects require beyond standard renovation scope.
Retail boutique renovations involve high-finish interior work — custom display cabinetry, premium flooring, detailed lighting, and a fit-out that communicates the brand from the moment a customer walks through the door. We approach these projects with the same attention to finish detail that we bring to high-end residential work.
Professional office renovations and tenant improvements are typically driven by a lease deadline and a specific fit-out specification. We build to those specifications efficiently and reliably, managing the permitting and inspection process to ensure occupancy is not delayed.
Schedule reliability is what separates a capable commercial contractor from a frustrating one. We build a detailed construction schedule before work begins that accounts for permit lead times, material delivery windows, inspection hold points, and the sequencing of every trade. We manage that schedule actively throughout the project, not reactively. When a lead time shifts or an inspection is delayed, we adjust the sequence rather than losing days to idle trades waiting on a predecessor task.
For businesses that need to remain partially operational during renovation — a restaurant renovating one section at a time, or a retail space keeping part of the floor open — we structure the work in phases that respect your operational constraints without extending the overall project unnecessarily.
Our commercial clients choose FCD because they want a single contractor accountable for the entire project and capable of delivering it on a fixed schedule. We do not subcontract the project management. A dedicated project manager from our team runs every commercial job from the first site visit through to the handover walkthrough, and that person is reachable throughout the project — not filtering calls through an office.
Commercial renovation timelines vary significantly based on scope, permitting requirements, and the operational constraints of the space. A retail boutique refresh can be completed in two to three weeks. A full restaurant buildout from bare shell typically runs six to ten weeks depending on the kitchen scope and permit lead times. We provide a detailed written proposal and construction schedule before any work begins, with transparent pricing and no hidden costs.
If you are planning a commercial renovation in Montreal or the surrounding region, contact FCD Kitchen & Bath to discuss your project and book a free consultation.
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FAQ
We work on restaurants and cafés, retail boutiques, professional offices, medical and dental clinics, fitness studios, beauty salons, and mixed-use commercial properties. Our commercial renovation experience spans the full range of fit-out types, from a bare shell restaurant buildout with a full commercial kitchen to a retail refresh for an established brand looking to update its space without closing for an extended period. Each project type has its own requirements, and we adapt our approach, our material specifications, and our scheduling accordingly rather than applying a one-size residential renovation process to a commercial environment.
We manage the full permit process as part of the project scope. Commercial renovation in Montreal typically requires building permits from the arrondissement, and food service projects may also require coordination with MAPAQ and specific ventilation and fire suppression inspections. We prepare and submit the permit applications, respond to any plan examiner questions, and schedule the required inspections at the appropriate stages of construction. You do not need to interface with the city directly. Managing this process in-house also means we can flag permit lead times early so they do not delay your construction schedule.
Yes. Commercial kitchen buildouts are part of our commercial renovation offering. Our scope for restaurant kitchen projects includes commercial-grade tile and flooring — typically quarry tile or sealed concrete — stainless steel work surfaces and shelving, custom millwork and storage, plumbing rough-in coordination for commercial equipment, and coordination with the commercial equipment supplier and hood installation contractor. We also ensure the finished kitchen meets the spatial and surface requirements for MAPAQ inspection. We recommend engaging us early in the restaurant planning process so the kitchen layout and equipment selection can be finalized before construction begins, which avoids costly changes mid-project.
Yes. We complete commercial renovation projects across Greater Montreal including Laval, Longueuil, Brossard, and communities on the North Shore and West Island. Commercial project logistics — permitting jurisdictions, material delivery, and trade availability — vary slightly by municipality, and we factor those differences into the project schedule and proposal. The majority of our commercial work is concentrated on the island and in Laval, but we take on well-scoped commercial projects across the broader region.
Commercial renovations are generally more complex and more expensive per square foot than equivalent residential work for several reasons. Commercial-grade materials — tile, flooring, cabinetry, fixtures — are specified for durability under heavy use rather than for aesthetics in a private home, and they carry higher unit costs. Permitting requirements are more involved and take longer. Inspections are more rigorous and create mandatory hold points in the construction schedule. Labour costs are higher in commercial settings because the trades must work within operational constraints and meet commercial code standards that exceed residential requirements. That said, commercial projects benefit from the efficiency of continuous work without the disruption considerations of occupied residential renovation, which can offset some of the cost difference on larger scopes.
Book a free consultation today. We will review your space, discuss your vision, and provide a clear estimate with no pressure and no hidden costs.
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