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Strip Out & Make Good

Strip out & make good — efficient, compliant, low disruption

We deliver commercial strip-out and make-good services across Brisbane CBD, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill and the Gold Coast. Whether you’re vacating a long-held tenancy, responding to a make-good clause, or preparing a space for a new fitout, our team works efficiently and safely to return the premises to the required condition — on time and on budget.

Understanding make good obligations

No more, and no less, than your lease requires

Make good clauses typically require the outgoing tenant to restore the premises to a defined condition — usually base building (removing all fitout) or a lesser standard (e.g. “broom clean with services capped”). Before commencing any works, we recommend reviewing your lease with a commercial property solicitor — over-making-good can be as costly as under-delivering.

We can review your make-good clause alongside your fitout documentation and provide a scope of works and fixed price to deliver exactly what is required — no more, no less.

Strip out services we provide

Full-scope demolition & restoration

Partition & ceiling removal

Demolition of stud, glass and demountable partition systems, and removal of ceiling grid and tiles — cleanly and safely.

Floor & joinery strip

Removal of carpet, vinyl, tile and timber floor coverings, plus joinery and built-in furniture demolition, followed by floor patching and grinding to remove adhesive and levelling compound.

Services removal

Electrical fitout removal (light fittings, power and data, conduit above ceiling), mechanical removal (FCUs, ducting, grilles — coordinated with base building BMS), and hydraulic removal to capping point.

Make-good finishing

Removal of non-structural partitions and penetration patching, signage and branding removal, and wall patching and painting to make-good standard.

Waste management & recycling

Responsible waste removal — segregating steel, timber, plasterboard and general waste for recycling, with regulated materials disposed through licensed contractors and a waste manifest where required.

Combined strip & refit

Many clients use the end-of-lease strip-out to deliver a new fitout in the same or adjacent tenancy — a single point of contact for the full programme, reducing cost by sharing preliminaries and mobilisation.

Compliance

Safe, licensed & documented

We work safely and responsibly, engaging licensed specialists for regulated materials and providing the documentation base-building managers require.

  • Lease make-good clause interpretation support
  • Licensed asbestos survey & removal where identified
  • Base-building BMS & services coordination
  • Penetration patching & structural amendment
  • Waste segregation, recycling & manifest
  • Fixed-price scope — no more, no less than required
Strip Out & Make Good FAQ

Questions we're often asked

Your lease’s make-good clause specifies this. We recommend confirming the interpretation with your solicitor before committing to a scope. We are happy to attend a make-good meeting with you and the landlord’s representative to agree scope.
If asbestos-containing materials are identified or suspected, we engage a licensed asbestos assessor to conduct a survey and supervise removal by licensed asbestos removalists. We do not remove asbestos without a proper licensed process.
Yes — and this is often the most efficient approach. We sequence the works to minimise programme and share preliminaries between the strip and the new fitout.
Depending on fitout complexity and floor area, a commercial strip out typically takes 1–3 weeks. A large, complex fitout across multiple levels may take longer. We provide a timeline with our fixed-price strip-out proposal.
Let's talk

Arrange a site visit & strip-out quote across Brisbane & Gold Coast

Call us or send your brief — we'll arrange a no-obligation site inspection and a detailed fixed-price proposal.