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Service 06 · Strip-Out & Enabling Works

Strip-out and enabling works ahead of fit-out

Soft strip, light demolition, removal of existing partitions and ceilings and area preparation ahead of a fit out or refurbishment, delivered by the same team that will build the new interior. Taking the strip out and the drylining as one package means the site goes from occupied to boarded without a gap between contractors.

Stripped out retail unit ready for fit-out, RWS Interiors
Stripped out retail unit ready for fit-out

Every strip out package, covered

06.1

Soft strip

Existing partitions, ceilings, linings, joinery and fixtures taken down, segregated and cleared, with the waste transfer paperwork kept for the file.

06.2

Light demolition

Non structural blockwork and masonry, openings and infills, and the builders work that sits between the strip out and the new layout.

06.3

Area preparation

Floors, walls and soffits cleaned back and made ready for setting out, so the fit out starts on a clean slab rather than around someone else's leftovers.

06.4

Basic joinery and support frames

Unistrut, service support frameworks and basic joinery works installed as part of the enabling stage where the specification asks for them.

Asked and answered

Do you do strip out on its own?

Yes, though it is most useful as the first stage of a drylining package. Where RWS strips the unit and then builds the new partitions and ceilings, there is no hand over between contractors and no argument about the condition of the slab.

Do you carry out structural demolition?

No. The demolition side of the package is light and non structural: blockwork, openings, existing partitions and ceilings. Structural work is for a demolition contractor working to an engineer's method statement.

Can you strip out a live retail or leisure unit?

Yes, and it is a regular request. The strip out is phased and often done out of hours so the rest of the centre or the building keeps trading, with the site hoarded and the waste taken out on an agreed route.

How is the waste handled?

Segregated on site where there is room, skipped or carted where there is not, with waste transfer notes kept for the file. Hazardous materials are dealt with by the appropriate specialist before we start.

Can you install service support frames and unistrut?

Yes. Unistrut, service support frameworks and basic joinery are part of the enabling scope where the drawings call for them, installed before the linings and ceilings close the void.

Strip-Out & Enabling Works across the UK

The yard and office are in Rotherham and South Yorkshire and the M1 corridor are the weekly patch, but the teams travel. The list below is where the packages come from most often, not a boundary.

The rest of the package

Metal stud partitions set out on site
01

Metal Stud Partitions & SFS

All metal stud, Metsec SFS, set out and boarded square.

Metal studMetsec SFSSet out square
Independent wall linings boarded out
02

Wall Linings & Rated Systems

Independent linings, sound-rated and fire-rated walls, built to the tested spec.

Sound-ratedFire-ratedTested systems
Suspended grid and tile ceiling
03

Ceiling Systems

Metal frame, suspended grid and tile, acoustic and fire-rated ceilings.

Metal frameGrid and tileAcoustic
Fire-rated ceiling and soffit installation
04

Passive Fire Protection

Fire stopping and fire-rated installations, certificated and signed off.

Fire stoppingRated installsCertificated
Finished plastered interior with shadow gap detail
05

Tape, Joint & Plastering

Tape and joint, skim, render and high-spec internal finishes.

Tape and jointSkimRender

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