Defit & Make Good
Office Defit Sydney
Office defits to lease-exit deadlines: partitions, ceilings, flooring and cabling removed to the make-good schedule. Licensed and fully insured, with free quotes within 24 hours.
- Licensed & Insured
- Free Quotes in 24 Hours
- After-Hours Available
- Since 2012
Office Defit Specialists
Office Defits That Pass the Landlord Walkthrough
14+ Years Experience across Sydney office buildings and business parks
An office defit takes a fitted-out office tenancy back to the base-building condition your lease requires at exit: workstations, partition walls, glazed offices, suspended ceilings, floor coverings, kitchenettes and redundant cabling out, services capped, and the space handed back ready for the landlord’s next tenant. Master Strip Outs delivers office defits across Sydney’s CBD, metro office buildings and business parks for tenants, agents and landlords.
Office buildings add a layer most contractors underestimate: building management. We handle inductions, insurances, loading dock and lift bookings, protection of lobbies and common areas, and the after-hours windows most buildings require for noisy work. Neighbouring tenants keep trading while partitions come down, because dust walls, floor protection and noise management are planned before the first panel is removed.
The scope always starts with your lease and condition report. Make-good clauses vary: some require a full return to open-plan base building, others let you leave compliant ceilings and services in place. We read the clause, walk the tenancy against the condition report, and quote a scope the landlord can sign off rather than a guess that gets rectified later at your cost. Data and electrical cabling is traced and removed back to source or capped by licensed trades, with switchboards left safe and labelled.
Waste is sorted on the way out: metal stud, glass, ceiling tiles, carpet tiles and furniture streams separated for recycling where facilities accept them, with disposal records available for your handover file. The job closes with a broom-clean floor and a final walkthrough with the landlord or managing agent against the agreed make-good scope.
What's included
- Workstations, partitions, ceilings and floor coverings removed
- Data and electrical cabling removed or capped by licensed trades
- Building management inductions, lift and dock bookings handled
- Make-good scope quoted against your lease and condition report
Why Choose Us
Why Choose Master Strip Outs?
Licensed, insured and serving Sydney since 2012
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Licensed & Fully Insured
A licensed strip out and demolition team with full public liability insurance on every job, so your property and project are protected.
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Serving Sydney Since 2012
Over 1,000 strip out projects completed across Greater Sydney, serving Sydney since 2012.
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Waste Sorted & Recycled
Materials are separated on site and taken to licensed facilities, with recycling maximised and disposal documentation available on request.
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Free Quotes Within 24 Hours
Tell us about the job and we respond within 24 hours with a clear, fixed quote — no hidden costs and no pressure.
Service Inclusions
What Our Office Defit Includes
Scoped to the lease, delivered to the building rules
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Full Office Strip Out
Workstations, partition walls, glazed offices, joinery and kitchenettes dismantled and removed back to the base building.
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Ceiling & Floor Removal
Suspended ceiling grids, tiles and bulkheads down; carpet tiles, vinyl and raised floor finishes lifted and cleared.
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Cabling & Services
Redundant data and electrical cabling traced and removed or capped at source by licensed trades, with services left safe and labelled.
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Furniture Removal & Disposal
Desks, chairs and loose furniture cleared, with recycling or donation arranged where condition allows instead of straight landfill.
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Building Management Coordination
Inductions, insurances, dock and lift bookings, common-area protection and after-hours windows managed with your building team.
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Make-Good Documentation
Disposal records and a completed scope checklist for the final landlord walkthrough, supporting sign-off and bond release.
Pricing
Office Defit Pricing
Per-square-metre strip out rates, make-good works quoted to your lease
Defit / Make-Good Strip Out
$40 - $60 /m²
Typical strip-out component of a make-good
- Tenant fit out removed to base building
- Scope checked against your lease make-good clause
- Waste documentation for landlord handover
- Works timed to your lease-exit date
Restoration & Patching Works
Quoted per project
Making good beyond the strip out itself
- Patching, capping and surface restoration
- Coordinated trades where the lease requires them
- Final walkthrough with agent or landlord
- Free scope review of your lease obligations
Rates depend on fit out density, floor level and lift access, after-hours requirements and waste volume. Restoration works are quoted per project against your lease. Every quote follows a free site inspection.
How It Works
Our Office Defit Process
From lease review to handover sign-off
Our Projects
Recent Strip Out Projects
Real photos from completed Master Strip Outs projects
FAQs
Office Defit FAQs
Common questions about office defits in Sydney
How much does an office defit cost per square metre?
The strip-out component of an office defit typically costs $40-$60 per square metre in Sydney. The final rate depends on fit out density, lift and dock access, and whether the building requires after-hours work. Make-good restoration beyond the strip out is quoted per project against your lease. We inspect free of charge and quote within 24 hours.
How long does an office strip out or defit take?
A standard office defit typically takes 3-7 days, while large or multi-floor tenancies can run 2-3 weeks. The programme depends on fit out density, lift access and how much of the work must run after hours. We confirm a firm timeline with your quote and plan backwards from your lease-exit date.
How do you work out the make-good scope from our lease?
We read the make-good clause and the condition report attached to your lease, then walk the tenancy to map what was tenant-installed against what is base building. From that we prepare a scope the landlord or agent can confirm before work starts. Getting the scope agreed in writing up front is what prevents disputes at the final walkthrough. Our make good service covers the restoration side in detail.
What happens to data cabling and electrical services?
Most make-good clauses require redundant cabling to be removed, not just abandoned in the ceiling. We trace and remove data and electrical cabling back to the source or cap it safely, using licensed electricians for live work. Switchboards are left safe and labelled, and mechanical or plumbing services are isolated and capped where the scope requires it.
Do you coordinate with building management?
Yes, that is part of the job. We complete building inductions, supply insurance certificates, book loading docks and lifts, protect lobbies and common areas, and schedule noisy work into the windows your building allows, including nights and weekends. Neighbouring tenants stay undisturbed while your defit runs.
What if the original condition report is missing?
It happens more often than you would think, especially on older leases. Without a condition report, the make-good scope falls back to the lease wording and evidence of the original base-building condition, which usually means negotiating an agreed scope with the landlord or agent. We help by identifying what is clearly tenant-installed, pricing the realistic scope, and documenting the works so the agreed position is recorded before anything comes out.
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Office Lease Ending? Book Your Defit
Free site inspection, fixed quote within 24 hours and a programme built around your lease-exit date. After-hours work available.