Plan your demolition
A clearer plan.
A better brief.
Start with the decision in front of you. These guides help owners, managers and contractors prepare the information a demolition assessment needs.
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Working in an occupied building?
Confirm the removal boundary first. Then coordinate access, the work window and the condition that shared spaces must be returned in.
Coordinate occupied spaces
What should a demolition notice tell tenants who remain in the building?
A useful notice tells occupants what may affect them, where to get current information and how to raise a concern.
How can tenants identify noise-sensitive periods before a strip-out?
Ask tenants to identify the operations that need particular coordination, then have the project team review them against the proposed activities.
How should an occupant concern reach the demolition decision-maker?
Set a clear route from reception or management to the person who can assess the concern and direct the response.
What should be agreed before common areas reopen after a demolition shift?
Agree the intended handback condition before the shift starts.
How should a strip-out be phased across several occupied floors?
Plan phases around the shared dependencies between floors, not just the amount of removal on each level.
What information belongs in a building-services shutdown request?
A shutdown request should identify the affected service, work area, operational consequences and responsible trade.
How can an office protect retained data connections during a strip-out?
Have the tenant's responsible IT or communications provider identify which connections must remain and communicate that boundary to the project team.
Who should decide temporary ventilation arrangements during interior removal?
The responsible building and project specialists must review ventilation arrangements for the actual work and occupancy.
What changes should trigger a review of the next demolition shift?
Review the shift when a change affects its removal boundary, retained operations, access or supporting instructions.
Prepare trade interfaces
How should a condo kitchen removal account for shared risers?
Ask management and the responsible trades to identify shared-service boundaries before treating the kitchen as a self-contained removal area.
What should a condo bathroom owner know before requesting a water shutdown?
Ask the responsible plumbing and building teams to define the shutdown needed for the proposed bathroom work.
What should an initial ceiling-access survey establish before a strip-out?
An initial survey should establish what can be observed, what remains concealed and which specialists need to resolve the next questions.
What needs recording beneath an office raised floor before removal?
Ask the responsible building and service teams to identify retained connections, equipment and access needs beneath the raised floor.
What should the next flooring contractor know after finish removal?
Agree what condition will be exposed and who will assess it for the next floor finish.
What should an office owner clarify before glass partitions are removed?
Clarify ownership, retention and the removal route before deciding that an office glass partition belongs in the strip-out.
How can a retail strip-out coexist with neighbouring shop deliveries?
Plan around the shared delivery system, not only the vacant shop's opening.
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