Category A fit-out in Edinburgh
Edinburgh businesses get category A fit-out planned around their lease, their landlord and their team, with work phased so the office keeps running.
- Free site survey and layout options
- Fixed, itemised price before work starts
- Out-of-hours and phased working
Category A fit-out explained
A Category A (Cat A) fit-out is the base-build finish a landlord provides so a floor can be let: suspended ceilings, raised floors, lighting, heating and cooling, and finished perimeter walls, with no tenant-specific rooms.
Illustrative imageCategory A fit-out for Edinburgh businesses
We coordinate the ceiling grid, raised floor, lighting layout and mechanical services so the finished shell is ready for Cat B works without rework.
Cat A work is usually commissioned by landlords, agents and developers preparing space for a new tenant. The aim is a clean, compliant, open floor that a tenant's own designer can plan into.
Many Scottish offices sit in Victorian and Edwardian sandstone buildings where fit-outs work around high ceilings, cornicing and listed-building constraints. Scottish building standards apply to regulated work.
What is included
- Heating, cooling and ventilation coordination
- Finished perimeter walls and window reveals
- Toilets and core areas brought to standard
- Suspended ceiling grid and tiles
- Raised access flooring
- LED lighting to landlord layout
- Typical duration
- 4 to 8 weeks on site
- Postcode districts
- 20 in Edinburgh
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
How projects in Edinburgh start
Projects in Edinburgh start with a site survey. We measure the space, check access, parking and working-hour rules, and confirm what the landlord needs before anything is priced.
Teams working in Edinburgh also regularly cover Midlothian, West Lothian, East Lothian. Within Edinburgh itself we cover 20 postcode districts.
Our nearest regular work to Edinburgh is in the neighbouring areas: Midlothian is about 7 miles away; West Lothian is about 13 miles away; East Lothian is about 15 miles away. Districts we cover here include EH1, EH10, EH11, EH12, EH13, EH14, EH15, EH16.
Frequently asked questions
Can you strip a floor back to shell first?
Yes. We often combine dilapidations strip-out with a new Cat A finish so the floor goes straight back to market.
Do you cover Edinburgh?
Yes. We carry out category A fit-out throughout Edinburgh, including Edinburgh, and across all 20 postcode districts in the area.
How much does category A fit-out cost in Edinburgh?
Prices in Edinburgh generally sit within national ranges; access, working hours and specification move the number more than location. A free survey gives you a fixed, itemised price.
How quickly can you survey in Edinburgh?
We usually offer survey dates within a week of your enquiry, sooner for urgent projects.
Who pays for a Cat A fit-out?
Normally the landlord, as part of preparing space for letting. Tenants sometimes negotiate a Cat A contribution into lease terms.
Nearby
- Category A fit-out in Midlothian
- Category A fit-out in West Lothian
- Category A fit-out in East Lothian
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- Category A fit-out in Falkirk
- Category A fit-out in Clackmannanshire
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Book a free survey and you will get layout options and an itemised price, with no obligation to go ahead. Read more about category A fit-out.
Category A fit-out in Edinburgh
Free survey, layout options and an itemised price.