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Office Renovation Checklist: What to Know Before Hiring a Builder

A practical Sydney office renovation checklist covering landlord consent, approvals, services, asbestos, builder checks, insurance, contracts, WHS and tender comparisons.

TL;DR Do not hire an office renovation builder from a concept sketch and a single lump-sum number. Before signing, confirm that the lease permits the work, the landlord has approved it, the proposed office use is lawful, the building services can support the layout and every builder is pricing the same documented scope. Check the contracting company, specialist trade licences, insurance, comparable projects, financial capacity, exclusions, programme, variation process and handover obligations. For NSW construction work valued at $250,000 or more, the project is a construction project under work health and safety rules and a principal contractor must be appointed. Why the builder should not be your first decision The builder delivers the work, but many expensive office renovation problems a…