Light commercial building and maintenance work
Commercial Services
Commercial services cover light commercial building, refurbishment and maintenance work — office and retail fit-outs, general repairs and building upgrades — for small and medium commercial premises.
Definition
What commercial involves
Commercial work follows the same construction disciplines as domestic projects but with different considerations: Building Regulations Part B fire safety requirements, accessibility standards, and often working around live business operations. This covers office and retail refurbishment, general commercial repairs and maintenance, and small-scale commercial building projects.
Suitable for
- Office and retail unit refurbishment
- Commercial premises repairs and maintenance
- Small-scale commercial building projects
Not suitable for
- Large-scale commercial or industrial construction requiring a principal contractor under CDM 2015 with dedicated commercial project management beyond our scale — we're upfront about this rather than taking on work outside our capability
Process
How the work is carried out
- 01
Consultation
Understanding the business's requirements, including any need to work around live operations.
- 02
Design and specification
Agreeing scope, specification and compliance requirements including fire safety and accessibility.
- 03
Programme
Agreeing a programme that minimises disruption to the business, including out-of-hours work where needed.
- 04
Construction
Carrying out the work to the agreed specification and programme.
- 05
Handover
Compliance certification and handover documentation.
Typical timescale
Depends significantly on scope — a single-room refurbishment may take days, a larger fit-out several weeks. Confirmed after a site visit and scope discussion.
Cost guidance
Commercial quotations are itemised following a site visit and scope discussion, reflecting the specific compliance and specification requirements of the premises.
Limitations and exclusions
- Fire safety and building compliance requirements for commercial premises are more extensive than domestic work and are factored into the design
- Work requiring a principal contractor under CDM 2015 for larger or higher-risk projects is scoped honestly against our capability before we quote
Areas we cover
Commercial across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and South London
Local property styles, planning authorities and neighbourhood coverage for commercial in each town we work in.
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FAQs
Commercial FAQs
Can you work around our business hours?
Yes, we regularly agree out-of-hours or phased working arrangements with commercial clients to minimise disruption to trading — this is discussed and programmed in at the outset.
Do you provide compliance certification for commercial work?
Yes, relevant compliance documentation — electrical certification, fire safety and Building Regulations sign-off as applicable — is issued as part of handover, since commercial premises typically need this for insurance and regulatory purposes.
What size of commercial project do you take on?
We work on light commercial refurbishment, fit-out and maintenance for offices, retail units and small commercial buildings. For larger or higher-risk projects needing a principal contractor under CDM 2015, we're upfront if that's beyond our scale rather than quoting for work we can't properly resource.
Discuss your commercial project
Tell us about the property and what you have in mind, and we'll arrange a site visit.
Last reviewed 2026-07-19.