Use a punch list at commercial strip-out handover

Use the same room and item references that appeared in the removal brief. Check the completed work against that list rather than creating a new scope from memory. Include retained surfaces and shared routes as well as the areas stripped out.

Photograph an item in context and add a close-up only where it helps explain the condition. A photo needs a location and a written note to be useful to someone who did not attend the walk-through. Avoid recording occupants, private paperwork or unrelated business information.

Incomplete agreed work belongs on the completion list. An explicit exclusion belongs with the contractor responsible for the next stage. A new request needs its own scope decision. Labelling all three as a “defect” hides who is expected to act and can create avoidable disputes.

For each open item, record the responsible contact and what evidence will close it. If an area cannot yet be accepted, state the reason and whether it affects another trade’s access. Do not use a signature to conceal unresolved work.

A broom-clean strip-out can still require patching, substrate preparation and new installations. Confirm the receiving condition described in the contract and identify those later responsibilities. Handover is a record of the agreed removal, not certification of work outside that scope.

Use the list with CoreCut’s commercial strip-out service. For occupied offices, keep separate phase-release records so one accepted area does not imply the whole project is complete.

Use one entry per item or work area. Add the drawing or photograph reference, record unknowns explicitly and name the person who will resolve them. Keep the completed record with the agreed scope; the blank fields below are a discussion aid.

Request an estimate with the location, the proposed removals and what must stay. Mention the unresolved items in this record so they can be discussed before the scope is agreed.