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White Boxing for Retail and Office Space in Johannesburg
When a lease ends, most landlords require the space to be handed back as a white box: a clean, neutral shell ready for the next tenant. SKK strips out the previous fit-out and reinstates walls, ceilings, floors and services to the condition your lease specifies, so you can hand back the keys on time.
We also prepare white boxes for landlords and managing agents between tenants, so a vacant retail or office unit can be shown and let without delay.
What Our White Boxing Covers
- Strip-out of shopfittings, counters and signage
- Removal of partitions, bulkheads and ceilings
- Ceiling and drywall repairs or reinstatement
- Wall skimming and painting
- Flooring removal and making good
- Electrical and plumbing made safe and reinstated
Our Proven Process
We plan the work around your lease end date:
- Site Assessment: Walking the unit against your lease and the landlord's handback requirements
- Scope & Quote: Agreeing exactly what must be removed, repaired and reinstated
- Strip-Out & Reinstatement: Carrying out the work with minimal disruption to neighbouring tenants
- Final Inspection: Checking the finished white box before the landlord's handover inspection
Why Choose Us
One contractor handles the whole handback, from strip-out to the final coat of paint.
- One team for strip-out, ceilings, drywall and finishes
- Work planned around your lease end date
- Experience with retail and office interiors
- Minimal disruption to centre management and neighbours
- Fit-out of your new premises available too
Hand Back Your Space With Confidence
A late or incomplete handback can cost you extra rent and part of your deposit. Because SKK also does shopfitting and interior fit-outs, our teams know how retail and office interiors are built, which makes stripping them out and reinstating the space quicker and cleaner. If you are moving to new premises, we can fit out the new space too.
Read more in our guide: What Is a White-Box Reset and When Does a Landlord Need One?
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White Boxing FAQs
What is white boxing?
White boxing is returning a retail or office unit to a clean, neutral shell, usually with painted walls, a standard ceiling, basic lighting and services made safe, so the next tenant can fit it out. Many commercial leases require it when a tenant moves out.
Who pays for white boxing at the end of a lease?
It depends on the lease. Most commercial leases make the outgoing tenant responsible for reinstating the unit, so check the reinstatement clause and any handback specification from the landlord before the work is quoted.
How long does white boxing take?
It depends on the size of the unit and how much of the fit-out has to be removed. A site assessment lets us give you a realistic programme so the work is finished before your lease end date.
Do you white box units for landlords and managing agents?
Yes. We prepare vacant units between tenants for landlords and managing agents, so the space can be shown and let quickly.
Can you fit out our new premises as well?
Yes. SKK also does shopfitting and interior fit-outs, so the same team can strip out your old unit and fit out the new one.
