When it comes to office refurbishments, one of the top concerns our clients have is how much disruption it will cause to their business. It’s impossible to take on an office refurbishment without causing some disruption to daily operations, but there are some steps we can take to minimise it as much as possible.
1. Simplify the plans
If causing minimal disruption to your team is top priority, the best thing you can do is simplify the project. This can be done by choosing materials and products that are quicker and easier to install.
For example, carpet tiles in common areas can mean the entire office doesn’t need to be emptied to lay the floor.
2. Nail down the timeline
One thing that causes major disruption is missed deadlines. It’s important to get your office back up and running as quickly as possible, and that means creating a timeline of the project that you can plan around.
Your office refurbishment will happen in stages, so ensure you have a detailed timeline of when each stage will take place and a point of contact to liaise with if delays occur.
3. Have a contingency plan
No matter how smoothly an office refurbishment goes, there will always be some setbacks. This might be an issue with a supplier, finding damp, or something totally unexpected.
To help prevent issues like this affecting your timeline and disrupting your office, build contingency into both your timeline and budget.
Hopefully you won’t need to use this contingency, but you’ll be glad you made plans if something goes wrong.
4. Prepare ahead of time
To make sure your office refurbishment can get started on day one, there is some important preparation work you can get done ahead of time.
If you clear out your office before the project starts, this means construction and installation can begin straight away.
Depending on the extent of your office refurbishment, you’ll get instructions on how to prepare your space for work to begin.
You may need an inspection done beforehand too, so having this conducted early will keep the project running smoothly.
5. Work outside office hours
Most renovation work will happen during normal office hours. So if you can reschedule meetings or projects outside of these hours while the refurbishment is ongoing, you’ll be able to keep up with deadlines and your clients.
We understand that not all office work can happen outside of regular hours, but this is a good way to minimise disruption and avoid your employees falling behind during the refurb.
Talk to the experts about your office refurbishment
If you’re thinking about an office renovation but you’re concerned about the disruption it will cause, call us today. We can talk you through our refurbishment process and the steps we can take to ensure minimal disruption to your business.
