Commercial framing in Metro Detroit

Framing is the trade where a quarter inch of carelessness becomes everyone else's problem: doors that fight their frames, glass that doesn't land on module, ductwork that meets a stud where the drawings promised a cavity. Nobody photographs framing for the website, but every finished photo is standing on it. AGP Construction frames commercial interiors and structures across Metro Detroit with the discipline the position demands: layout shot from control lines, studs on module, openings framed to the hardware schedule, and blocking installed for things that won't be mounted until week nine.

We frame for our own construction projects and for owners and property managers doing targeted work: a new wall, a widened opening, a storefront infill. Framing pairs naturally with our drywall crews, which is why the two scopes usually travel together and the schedule doesn't leak between them. One crew's layout becomes the next crew's starting point, with no handoff meeting where accountability evaporates.

Commercial interiors are steel stud country: non-combustible, straight, termite-proof and fast. Wood still earns its place in multi-family structures and rough carpentry. The decision is usually made by code and building type before preference enters the room; where it's genuinely open, we price both.

The line that matters is structural versus non-structural. A partition can move with a sketch; a load-bearing wall, a new opening in an existing wall, or a header carrying real weight involves an engineer, a permit and inspection. We know where that line runs, we tell you when your project crosses it, and we bring the engineering rather than framing first and apologizing later.

Remodel framing: expect the building to disagree with its drawings

Existing buildings hide things: walls out of plumb by generations, slabs that wander, mystery utilities in the cavity you planned to use. Our crews measure the building instead of trusting the archive drawings, flag conflicts while they're still cheap, and keep the layout honest so finishes land where the design says they will.

Coordination is the schedule

Framing shares its weeks with every rough-in trade: electricians want open studs, plumbers want their walls thickened before board, mechanical wants its chases where the duct actually runs. We frame in a sequence that hands trades their areas in order (top track and layout first, walls closed only after rough inspections pass) and we attend the coordination conversation instead of discovering duct-versus-header conflicts at inspection. On fast-track interiors, that sequencing discipline is worth more than any per-stud price difference.