Retained-building planning
Compare demolition packages across lawfully vacant apartments
- Interior scope
- Renovation planning
A common finish standard does not mean every apartment needs the same removal. One suite may retain its kitchen, another may need a bathroom stripped to a specified layer, and a third may have a reviewed layout change. Group the physical packages only after those differences are visible.
CoreCut assesses interior demolition within the owner's authorised renovation. The owner resolves lawful access and applicable approvals. An apparently empty apartment is not, by itself, an instruction to begin work.
Start with a suite-by-suite comparison
| Illustrative suite | Retained work | Removal package |
|---|---|---|
| A | Kitchen and room arrangement | Selected floor covering and obsolete joinery |
| B | Living areas and kitchen | Defined bathroom fittings and finish layers |
| C | Elements accepted by the new design | Specified partitions and wider interior finishes |
Scroll across the table to see all columns.
These are unpriced examples, not completed projects. They show why a single full-gut description can remove useful work from some suites while failing to explain the changes in others.
Use representative rooms without assuming identical layers
An initial walkthrough can clarify terminology and receiving conditions. Record which suites it represents and where there are known differences. Earlier renovations may have left different floor layers, backing or fixed fittings even where the current finish looks similar.
Use the kitchen keep list and bathroom-layer handover for those component decisions. The programme-level comparison should link to them rather than replace their detail with a repeated room count.
Keep shared building dependencies visible
Management and the GC coordinate the material route, elevator use, work periods and any shared-service preparation. A vacant suite does not establish that the corridor, neighbouring suites or systems are available for the same work.
Where areas are released separately, record the actual boundary and what remains unavailable. Do not promise simultaneous crews or a vacancy period from the number of apartments. Capacity and arrangements are confirmed for the assessed package.
Specify each suite's receiving condition
Identify the surfaces left for the next trades and any separate repair or installation work. A repeat finish specification may still require different preparation at old cabinet lines, partition edges or previously altered floors.
Request an assessment with the authorised property contact, suite descriptions, retained items and intended next-trade condition. Start with the suites ready for review. The enquiry concerns removal scope, not tenancy advice, eviction assistance or projected rental returns.
The hotel-suite comparison illustrates another way to distinguish repeated room types from repeated removal assumptions. It is useful for the component comparison only; it does not establish the requirements of an apartment renovation.