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Commercial Builder: problems and fixes, explained by Lonnie

Lonnie Harrison is the only commercial builder member of BNI Preston Center. These guides are written for a Dallas–Fort Worth reader who has the problem right now: what is happening, what to check, when to call, and what it costs.

October 13, 2026 · 8 min read You signed the lease and the free-rent clock is running: finishing a build-out on time Every week the space sits unfinished is rent paid on a business that is not open. Here is how a commercial build-out really runs, where the time goes, and how a general contractor keeps the opening date from sliding. The space is yours, and it is a concrete boxWhy build-outs run late, and it is rarely the constructionWhat to get in order before you call a contractorWhen to bring the general contractor in

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