Space Restoration
Returning commercial space to clean, compliant, ready condition — documented and on deadline.
Space Restoration
What is space restoration?
Space restoration is the work of returning a commercial space to the condition your lease — or your next use — requires: removing improvements and equipment, repairing surfaces, restoring systems, and delivering a clean, inspection-ready result. It’s most often triggered by lease expirations, relocations, downsizing, or preparing a space for a new tenant or purpose.
FB 1Source manages restoration end-to-end. We read the lease’s surrender language, scope exactly what’s required (and flag what isn’t), then execute demolition, repairs, and finishes on one schedule with photo documentation throughout.
Relocating at the same time? Restoration slots directly into our transition management programs so the outgoing space closes cleanly while the new one comes online.
Space Restoration
Lease turnover without the landlord disputes
Security deposits and surrender disputes usually come down to two things: work that didn’t meet the lease standard, and missing proof. We solve both — scope is built from the lease itself, and every phase is photographed and logged, giving you a closeout package that stands up in any landlord walkthrough.
Hard deadline? Restoration is deadline work by nature, and our crews run nights and weekends to hit surrender dates without paying holdover rent.
Services commonly include:
- Lease surrender scope review
- Interior demolition and improvement removal
- Furniture, fixture, and equipment (FF&E) removal
- Drywall repair, patching, and painting
- Flooring repair or replacement
- Ceiling, lighting, and fixture restoration
- Cable abandonment or removal per lease
- Deep cleaning and final detailing
- Photo documentation and closeout package
Answers
Space Restoration — FAQs
It depends on your lease's surrender clause — and the difference is expensive. 'Broom clean' generally means empty, swept, and free of debris; 'original condition' can require removing improvements, restoring walls and flooring, and returning systems to their move-in state. We review the exact language and scope only what the lease truly requires.
Small suites are often restored in days; full floors or industrial spaces typically run two to six weeks depending on demolition scope and repairs. The key is starting the scope review 60–90 days before surrender so the schedule never gets compressed.
Cost is driven by square footage, how much needs removing, and the finish standard the lease requires. After a walkthrough we provide a line-item proposal — and we routinely save clients money by cutting scope items the lease doesn't actually demand.
Yes. We phase restoration behind your move — starting in vacated zones while packing continues elsewhere — which is often the only way to hit a hard surrender date.
We support the final inspection, resolve punch-list items quickly, and hand over a documented closeout package — before-and-after photos, scope summary, and completion records — so the surrender closes without disputes.
Hand back the keys with confidence.
Send us your surrender date and lease requirements — we'll build the restoration plan that meets both.
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