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Fitout strategy
It comes with you. Here's how.
Every pod comparison mentions relocatability. Almost nobody explains what moving one actually looks like.
Office pods are designed to be disassembled, transported and reassembled, so they move with you at the end of a lease. Because nothing is fixed to the floor, walls or ceiling, there is no make-good obligation — the space is returned exactly as it was. Short moves within a floor can often be done without full disassembly; a move between buildings takes a morning at each end.
Why this is the argument, not a footnote
A built meeting room is a leasehold improvement. When the lease ends you demolish it, reinstate the floor, ceiling and services, and hand the space back — and that make-good cost never appears on the original fitout quote.
A pod creates none of that, because nothing was altered. It sits on the floor under its own weight. At the end of the lease you take it with you, and the landlord receives the space in the condition it was handed over.
Over a five-year lease that is often the single largest number in the comparison, and it is the one most likely to be missing from the fitout quote you are weighing it against.
What a move actually involves
Repositioning on the same floor
Often possible without full disassembly, depending on the model, the route and the doorways involved. If it only has to travel a few metres in open space, that is a straightforward job.
Between floors or buildings
Full disassembly back to panels, transport, then reassembly at the other end. Roughly a morning at each end for a one-person booth, longer for the larger models. The same access questions apply as the original delivery: lift dimensions, corridor width, ceiling height.
What goes back to the landlord
The floor, exactly as it was. No patching, no reinstatement, no certification. This is what makes the pod a fundamentally different proposition from a built room.
Before you move it
Check the same four thingsThe measurements that mattered when it arrived matter again at the new address, and it is worth doing this while you are still choosing the space rather than after signing.
Internal lift dimensions — packed panels run to 2650 mm long depending on model, and that is what fails a lift. The route from the dock, including tight corners. Ceiling height, since pods stand 2338 mm and need clearance above for ventilation. And floor loading if the new building manager asks — assembled weights run from 290 kg to 970 kg.
Does moving it affect the warranty?
Relocating a pod does not void anything. They are designed for it.
What is not covered is damage caused during a move carried out by someone else. A panel cracked by a third-party removalist who treated it like a filing cabinet is not a warranty matter. If the move matters, have us do it, or at minimum ask us for the disassembly sequence before anyone starts.
Structural cover runs ten years and electrical three, and spare parts are held on the Queensland — so if something is damaged in transit, a replacement panel or seal is a local order rather than a freight wait.
On the balance sheet
Because a pod is freestanding and relocatable, it is generally treated as a depreciable asset you own rather than a leasehold improvement written off against the lease term. It moves with you and keeps its book value.
Confirm the treatment with your accountant — the general position is here — but the structural point is what makes the comparison against a fitout so lopsided over a lease cycle.
Selling it instead
If you are downsizing rather than relocating, a pod has a resale market in a way a demolished meeting room does not. It is a recognisable product with a serial number, a warranty history and published new pricing to anchor against. That optionality is worth something, and it is the opposite of a fitout, which has a disposal cost rather than a residual value.
Common questions
Can office pods be moved to a new office?
Yes. Pods are designed to be disassembled, transported and reassembled. Short moves within a floor can often be done without full disassembly; a move between buildings takes roughly a morning at each end for a one-person booth.
Is there make-good on an office pod?
No. Nothing is fixed to the floor, walls or ceiling, so the space is returned exactly as it was handed over. A built meeting room has to be demolished and reinstated, and that cost never appears on the original fitout quote.
Does moving a pod void the warranty?
No — they are built to be relocated. What is not covered is damage caused during a move carried out by a third party. Ask us for the disassembly sequence before anyone starts, or have us do the move.
What do I need to check at the new building?
The same four things as the original delivery: internal lift dimensions, the narrowest point on the route from the dock, ceiling height at the destination, and floor loading if the building manager asks.
Can I sell an office pod second-hand?
Yes. It is a recognisable product with a serial number, warranty history and published new pricing to anchor a resale against — which is the opposite of a fitout, where the end of the lease brings a disposal cost rather than a residual value.
Moving offices?
Tell us both addresses and the dates. We will confirm access at the new building and quote the move before you commit to the lease.