Construction Costs: Will Spending More Now Reap Rewards Later?

In new constructions and remodels, decide if spending more now will reap you rewards later.

No longer the warehouse-like buildings of the past, modern fitness centers have character and ambience, as well as utility. In a new build or a remodel, how do you give your facility long-term endurance? In short, how do you begin with a box and end with "bling"?

Industry veteran Tom Durkin, owner of Fitness World West in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Ames Racquet & Fitness Center (with three locations) in Ames, Iowa, and who has designed or redesigned more than 20 fitness sites, says that learning from his mistakes can be the secret to getting it right. Ask anyone who's built a new fitness facility what they would have done differently, he suggests, and you'll learn quickly how to get your fitness center closer to a perfect fit the first time.

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