Specialist cost update: Office and retail fit-out and refurbishment | Features

Category A indicative rates
	Cost £ per ft2	% of total
Raised floors	4.4	11
Mechanical	12.2	31
Electrical	10.1	26
Ceilings	5.9	15
Other	6.9	17
Total	39.6

Tenants fit-out from shell and core (£/ft2)
	January 2008	June 2009
Banks	90-180	80-160
Legal	80-140	70-125
Media	65-120	55-105
Accountancy	70-110	60-100

07 / cost changes for common items in 18 months
		Spec
		Jan 2008 (£)	Jun 2009 (£)	change (%)
Plasterboard partitions	2.8m high, Gypwall Classic metal stud partition. Studs: 70mm studs at 600mm centres,	117.50/m	100/m	–15
	2 x 12.5 mm layers of Wallboard each side. Gyproc Drywall Primer
Glazed partitions	Single glazed system using 12mm glass with silicone joints using channels	345/m	275/m	–20
	at the head and back to back angles at the base
Timber doorset	Half-hour fire resisting solid core hardwood lipped doorset, spray painted,	1,650/nr	1,275	–23
	structural opening 2734mm x 1075mm; including new ironmongery
Metal ceiling	Supply and install new 600 x 600mm half metal tile ceiling system,	36/m2	34m2	–6
	Including for all cutting, fitting, bridging, support work, edge trims, acoustic baffles
Plasterboard ceiling	Plasterboard Ceilings, MF Suspended Ceiling System consisting of 1 layer of 12.5mm Gyproc	28/m2	23.75/m2	–15
	plasterboard to one side, seamless jointing finished ready to receive decorations
Raised access floor	RAF Pan 600 x 600 x 31mm Underfloor void height: 100mm	34/m	28/m	–18
Carpet	Milliken Essentials range of carpet tiles	22/m2	19.50/m2	–11
Ceramic tiles	150 x 150 H&R Prismatics tiles selected from groups A or B, fixed to a prepared surface by	42.50/m2	36/m2	–15
	suitable adhesive jointed in white grout
Credenza units	Oak laminate credenza approx 2,100mm long, 600mm wide with corrian top and polished finish.	4,250/item	3,250/item	–24
Blinds	Vertical roller. Material: screen fabric 3%. Finish/colour: grey-white S002. Operation: manual.	128/m	109/m	15
	About 2,800mm drop, 1,000mm wide