Commercial removal scope
Retail strip-outs for tenant changes and store refits
SiteClear planning resources / Reviewed 11 October 2026
Discuss this scopeDescribe the shop the next contractor needs
A selective refit might retain storage and staff rooms while replacing a sales counter. A wider strip-out might remove the old room layout for a different tenant. Show the retained parts in both cases. The instruction to return a unit to shell should be supported by the landlord's actual requirements, not an assumed standard finish.
| Store area | Removal decision |
|---|---|
| Sales floor | Floor layers, attached displays and retained islands |
| Fitting rooms | Partitions, doors and surrounding ceiling/floor junctions |
| Service counter | Fixed joinery versus connected or supplier-owned equipment |
| Back of house | Rooms retained for the incoming business versus obsolete fit-out |
Separate stock and specialist fixtures
The retailer arranges stock, loose displays and business equipment. Signage suppliers and relevant trades resolve their own systems. Storefront glazing, security devices and base-building services should not become incidental demolition items because the shop is closing.
An illustrative clothing-store refit could retain the stockroom and change only fitting rooms and the sales floor. The proposed new flooring may extend beneath removed partitions while stopping at retained cabinetry. Those edges belong in the removal description and the flooring contractor's receiving requirements.
Coordinate collection through the actual building
Provide management's contractor instructions, the collection point and shared delivery arrangements. Read the retail scheduling guide for the decisions that shape the programme. No universal overnight or after-hours window follows from this service.
Request the store assessment
Bring the current plan, desired layout or handback instructions, fixture ownership list and next-trade contact. SiteClear can assess the removal depth and material route. New surfaces, repairs and replacement fixtures remain separately defined work.
From planning to a written scope
Discuss your removal package
Tell us the property, the intended change and what needs to remain. SiteClear serves Toronto, the GTA and surrounding Southern Ontario. The assessment defines the accepted work and its handover.
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