Hospitality and retail
Concrete removals before a commercial kitchen relocation
Relocating a commercial kitchen can change the concrete-removal package even when the room itself stays. Start with the installation design and the new equipment and service positions. A marked line between an old drain and a new fixture is not, by itself, an instruction to open the floor.
Planning guidance by MetroPoint Demolition. Illustrative comparisons describe decisions, not completed projects.
Compare old and new kitchen footprints
| Position | Removal question | Responsibility outside ordinary removal |
|---|---|---|
| Old equipment line | Which fixings or defined concrete areas leave? | Equipment release and service termination |
| New service route | What reviewed opening extent is required? | Plumbing/electrical design and installation |
| Retained kitchen area | Which floor and drain features must remain? | Protection and the receiving installer's details |
On a paired plan, mark the old cooking line, the proposed one and the retained preparation area. This illustrative plan separates the concrete work from the restaurant's wider fit-out. It is not a drainage design or a completed project example.
Establish the floor construction
Identify available slab information and any structural review required for the proposed alteration. Do not assume the visible surface describes the slab beneath it. Finishes, toppings and supporting construction can require different decisions.
Where precision cutting or coring is required, name its provider and prerequisite condition. MetroPoint's concrete-breaking and removal service does not automatically provide that specialist preparation. Keep excavation, new pipework and replacement concrete separately allocated as well.
Agree what happens before closure
The receiving trades should state the access they need after removal and the inspection or review before the floor is closed. Record who accepts the exposed condition and who reinstates the floor assembly. Demolition completion does not mean the kitchen is ready for food service.
Appropriate providers resolve gas, refrigeration, electrical and fire-protection interfaces before affected work. Retaining a nearby kitchen area does not establish that it can continue operating while the removal proceeds.
Request the defined floor contribution
Bring the current and proposed equipment layouts, reviewed opening requirements, retained drains and the relevant trade contacts. Identify unresolved floor information clearly. MetroPoint can assess the ordinary concrete removal without taking over the kitchen installation or commissioning package.