Unit handover decisions
Release doors and hardware without losing building security
- Unit handover decisions
Doors can look like ordinary fit-out items while serving security, access or a fire-separation function. A removal list should identify the complete door assembly and the building's intended arrangement after it changes. Hardware ownership and key control deserve their own decision before a door leaves the unit.
Inventory by opening
Use an opening label for the leaf, frame, closer, lock and access-control components. State whether each stays, is removed for disposal or is handed to a named recipient. Photograph labels and existing condition without publishing key codes or security details in a general project folder.
Resolve the building function
Ask the property manager and relevant designer which openings must remain operational. Do not infer fire or exit requirements from how often a door is used. If connected controls need work, arrange the appropriate trade and a confirmed handover before demolition touches the assembly.
Close the custody loop
Keep recovered hardware together by opening, record the recipient and note missing pieces. Assign temporary security and the eventual replacement separately. An opening should not be left without an agreed arrangement simply because the original door was on the remove list.
FAQ
Questions about this topic
- Can the crew decide which locks to save?
- The owner or authorised building contact should decide. The demolition scope can record that decision, but it cannot establish hardware ownership or security requirements.
Connect this decision to your project
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