Retail Strip-Out
We strip retail units and shop fits back to shell, on your timeline.
- Fixed-price quotes within 48 hours of a site visit
- Works priced line by line against your schedule of dilapidations
- £10m public liability, SafeContractor accredited teams
Accreditations & certifications
If your retail lease requires the unit returned to a white-box shell, we dismantle and remove the full shop fit – shopfront, signage, joinery, refrigeration and back-of-house – at a fixed price, worked around your trading hours and centre restrictions, with a quote within 48 hours of a site visit.
What's included in a retail strip-out?
A retail strip-out involves dismantling and removing bespoke shop fittings, signage and tenant installations to return the high street store or shopping centre unit to a standard shell condition.
Typical scope includes:
- Shop front and signage removal
- Fitting and shelving strip
- Lighting rig removal
- Tiled flooring removal
- Suspended ceiling removal
- Service disconnection
- Back-of-house strip
- Refrigeration removal
- Making good to shell and core
How much does a retail strip-out cost?
A retail strip-out usually costs between £10 and £25 per sq ft. Prices vary with the density of the fit-out, the presence of heavy refrigeration units, and any restricted working hours required by the location. Our pricing page sets out how each factor moves the number, and every quote is fixed after a site visit.
How long does a retail strip-out take?
Most retail strip-outs take between 3 and 10 working days. We coordinate waste removal efficiently to minimise disruption and hit your hand-back date, and we are used to working within the tight operational constraints of high-street and shopping-centre environments.
Is a retail strip-out the same as a soft strip?
A retail strip-out is a specific type of soft strip demolition tailored to the fixtures found in shops and restaurants, such as heavy display units and commercial kitchens. Once the unit is clear, we complete the final dilapidations works and sign-off required by the lease. If you have been served a schedule, our guide to dilapidations claims explains where the leverage sits.
Who is this for?
Retail tenants use us to strip a store back to shell and hand it over compliant at lease end, closing off a costed claim. Landlords and asset managers use us to clear a vacated unit quickly so it can be re-marketed as a clean vanilla shell ready for the next occupier.
Where do we carry out retail strip-outs?
We strip shops on high streets and in retail parks across the region, from units in London to the town-centre parades of Chelmsford, the seafront and shopping-centre stores of Southend-on-Sea, and the retail schemes around Colchester.
Been served a schedule?
Get a fixed price for the works. We price line by line against your schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work out of hours for high street locations?
Yes. We often schedule noisy or disruptive waste removal outside standard trading hours to comply with local authority or shopping centre restrictions.
Are shop fronts removed?
If your lease requires the removal of a tenant-installed shop front, we safely dismantle and dispose of it, then make good the perimeter.
What happens to the waste?
All stripped materials are segregated on site and sent to commercial recycling facilities to divert as much waste from landfill as possible.
Is a retail strip-out the same as a soft strip?
A retail strip-out is a specific type of soft strip demolition tailored to the fixtures found in shops and restaurants, such as heavy display units, refrigeration and commercial kitchens.
How it works
Site visit
We visit the property and walk the schedule with you. No charge.
Fixed quote in 48 hours
You receive a written fixed price, priced line by line against your schedule.
Works completed to schedule
Our teams strip, remove, make good and reinstate to the agreed spec. We work to your expiry date.
Photographic sign-off pack
We provide a full photographic record of completed works. Your landlord gets evidence; you get closure.