Phases you can actually hand back
Each phase is scoped so it can be signed off and returned to service on its own. That means life safety, egress and accessibility complete within the phase, not at the end of the project.
Hospitality & hotel renovation
The hard part is not the build. It is building around guests.
A hospitality property is a business that has to keep running while you take it apart. Every decision on a hotel or restaurant renovation is really a decision about how much of the property stays sellable this month.
That changes the shape of the job. Work is packaged into phases small enough to hand back, so floors, wings or rooms return to service rather than the whole property closing. Each phase has to be complete in itself — fire alarm, sprinkler coverage, egress and accessibility all working — because a phase you cannot hand back is a phase that costs revenue every night it stays shut.
It also changes the logistics. Deliveries, waste, trade access and noisy work are planned around service times, not the other way round. Dust, odour and noise are controlled because the neighbours are paying guests thirty feet away and the consequence of getting it wrong is a review, not a complaint.
And it changes the paperwork. Life-safety systems, accessibility upgrades triggered by the scope, and food-service areas each bring their own approvals and inspections, often from different authorities, and all of them sit on the critical path to reopening.
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PhasedWork packaged so the property keeps trading through it.
How we work
Six things that decide whether a property keeps trading.
Separation from the operating property
Hard hoarding, negative air where it is warranted, dedicated routes and protected lifts. Guests and staff should not be able to tell how big the job is.
Noise, vibration and odour by the clock
Demolition, coring and coating scheduled against occupancy and service periods, and agreed with the operator before the programme is fixed.
Life safety, continuously
Fire alarm, sprinkler and egress provision have to remain valid in every intermediate state, not just at the beginning and the end.
Accessibility triggered by the scope
Renovation work can trigger accessibility upgrades in the area of work and on the path of travel to it. Establishing that early is much cheaper than discovering it at inspection.
Back of house is the real programme
Kitchens, laundry, plant and service routes decide whether the front of house can open. They are sequenced first and given the same attention as guest space.
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What renovation work looks like inside a working building
Spraying out a wall during a fit-out. Library photograph, not an Elbaz project.
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How the programme is built
Why the schedule is written backwards from reopening
On a hospitality property the fixed point is not the start date, it is the date a phase has to be back in service. So the programme is written backwards from it: inspection dates first, then the work that has to be complete to pass them, then the long-lead items that have to be ordered months earlier to make any of it possible.
That is why procurement is a construction decision here rather than a purchasing one. Casegoods, lighting, glazing, kitchen equipment and lifts all have lead times that are longer than the works they belong to. A phase that is ready except for a delivery is still a phase that cannot be sold.
On a hotel, the fixed point is the reopening date. Everything else is scheduled backwards from it.
The last piece is what happens between phases. Temporary walls, temporary egress routes, temporary alarm coverage and temporary finishes all have to be good enough to live with, because guests will be living with them for the whole of the next phase.
| Typical phasing | By floor, by wing, or by front-of-house and back-of-house |
|---|---|
| Continuously required | Fire alarm, sprinkler coverage, egress and accessible routes |
| Separation | Hard hoarding, protected routes, dedicated lifts and waste paths |
| Long-lead risk | FF&E, lighting, glazing, kitchen equipment and lift components |
| Handback | Per-phase inspection and closeout, so space returns to service in stages |
This describes how we plan and sequence hospitality work in general. It is not an account of a specific project, and the photography on this page is licensed library imagery rather than Elbaz project photography.
Detail
Six things that separate hospitality from ordinary fit-out
Above the ceiling
Where the programme really lives
In a hotel or restaurant, the ceiling void carries fire detection, suppression, ventilation, drainage from the floor above and often the structure that limits everything else. Opening it is where a renovation discovers what it is actually dealing with — and it is the reason surveys above the grid happen before a programme is committed rather than after it has been published.
The hoarding line
Where the job stops and the business starts
Where separation runs decides what can be worked on, how material moves and what guests experience. It is drawn with the operator, not imposed on them.
Wet areas at scale
Dozens of the same detail
Guest bathrooms repeat. A waterproofing detail that is merely adequate becomes a portfolio-wide liability when it is built a hundred times.
Circulation
Corridors are life safety
Egress width, signage and alarm coverage have to remain valid at every intermediate stage of the works.
Facade and exterior
Working over an open property
Access, protection and hours for exterior work above areas that stay in use.
Handback condition
Sellable, not just finished
A phase is done when it can be sold — cleaned, commissioned, inspected and signed off, not when the trades leave.
Common questions
Hospitality renovation questions
What owners and operators ask before committing to a phased refurbishment.
Usually, with phasing. The property is broken into packages that can each be handed back complete, so floors or areas return to service while work continues elsewhere. How small the phases can be depends on the building services and the egress layout.
Hard separation, controlled routes, dust management appropriate to the work, and noisy activities scheduled into agreed windows. It is planned with the operator before the programme is fixed, because the operator knows the property's rhythm.
They have to. Detection and suppression have to remain valid in every intermediate state, which means modifications are planned, permitted and inspected as part of the phasing rather than left to the end.
It can, depending on the scope and what is being altered. Establishing that at design stage is far cheaper than discovering it at inspection, so it is one of the first things we check.
Either way works — you procure and we install and coordinate, or we carry it. What matters is that lead times are in the construction programme, because a phase waiting on a delivery is a phase that cannot be sold.
Sometimes, with temporary provision and careful sequencing, and sometimes not. Food service brings health approvals as well as building inspections, and those are what usually decide the answer.
They are identified at the start and ordered against the reopening date rather than the start date. Lifts, glazing, kitchen equipment and casegoods are the usual offenders.
Coring, drilling and anything with vibration is scheduled against occupancy, and protection is put in below before it starts. Sometimes the honest answer is that a floor has to come out of service for a short window.
Yes. A PIP is a scope document with dates attached; we price it, sequence it and flag where it collides with code requirements or with the building as it actually is.
Yes — Elbaz Construction holds a Florida certified building contractor licence, CBC1265280, and is bonded and insured.
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Spaces before, during and after refurbishment
How the work runs
From survey to phased handback
01
Property survey
Existing conditions including above the ceiling, plant, risers and egress — the parts drawings are least reliable about.
02
Phasing strategy
How the property is packaged so each phase can be handed back complete, agreed with the operator.
03
Code review
What the scope triggers: life safety, accessibility, occupancy and food service.
04
Programme, written backwards
From each handback date, through inspections and works, to procurement.
05
Permitting
Building permit plus the separate life-safety, accessibility and health approvals the scope brings.
06
Separation and logistics
Hoarding, routes, lifts, waste, working hours and the interfaces with daily operations.
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Strip-out and first fix
Demolition and services within the phase boundary, with life safety maintained throughout.
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Finishes and FF&E
Fit-out, installation and the coordination of owner-supplied items against the programme.
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Commissioning and inspection
Systems tested, inspections passed, and the phase signed off for occupancy.
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Handback and next phase
Space returned to service, separation moved, and the following phase started.
Which approvals and inspections apply depends on the property, its occupancy classification and the municipality. We confirm them for the specific building rather than working from a general rule, and we do not publish review durations.
Approvals
Six approvals that gate a hospitality reopening
Building permit and inspections
The scope determines which trades are permitted and inspected. Sequencing inspections around a phased handback is a planning exercise, not an administrative one.
Fire alarm and sprinkler modification
Changing walls, ceilings or occupancy generally means modifying detection and suppression. These are separately permitted and separately inspected.
Accessibility compliance
Where alterations trigger it, accessible routes, restrooms and elements in the area of work have to comply. Establishing the trigger early is what keeps it affordable.
Food service approvals
Commercial kitchens and bars bring health and licensing requirements on top of the building permit, with their own inspection before service can resume.
Elevator and vertical transport
Lift work, and anything affecting machine rooms or shafts, is regulated separately and rarely moves quickly.
Occupancy and phased handback
Returning a floor or wing to service is a formal step. Each phase needs its own closeout so it can be occupied while the next one is still open.
Which approvals apply, which authorities are involved, and what a given scope triggers depend on the property, its occupancy classification and the municipality. These are confirmed for the specific building before a programme is committed, and nothing here should be read as a determination for your property.
Budget
What moves a hospitality number
01
Phasing and occupancy
The same scope costs materially more delivered in phases around guests than delivered in an empty building. This is the defining cost of hospitality work.
Highest impact
02
Building services and life safety
Alarm, sprinkler, ventilation and electrical modifications, kept valid at every intermediate stage rather than only at the end.
High impact
03
Existing conditions
What is actually above the ceiling and behind the wall. On an older property this is the largest single source of change.
High, and often unknown
04
Accessibility and code upgrades
What the alteration triggers in the area of work and on the path of travel to it.
Moderate to high
05
FF&E and finish specification
Casegoods, lighting, floor and wall finishes. Visible, adjustable, and lead-time critical.
Moderate, and yours to control
06
Logistics and out-of-hours work
Restricted hours, protected routes, night work and the labour premium that comes with them.
Lower, but relentless
The bars show the relative weight these factors typically carry against one another on occupied hospitality work. They are not prices, percentages of a budget, or a quotation, and the order changes with the property.
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Project files
Guest-facing finishes that take daily wear.
From a nail salon and spa built out by Elbaz Construction: service stations, wet areas and finishes chosen to look good and wipe clean under constant use, the same demands a hospitality renovation faces.
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PROJECT 01
Related interior: spa chairs below a faceted wall
A nail salon and spa, shown because guest-facing finishes work the same way in any hospitality room. Gray pedicure chairs sit below a white 3D faceted wall trimmed with thin brass. The floor beneath them is a polished, marble-look tile that stays clean and reflective.
Scope of work
- 3D faceted wall panels installed as a feature wall
- Brass trim set along the panel edge
- Polished marble-look tile laid across the room
- Plumbing hookups behind each pedicure basin
- Power supply for massage chairs
- Lighting positioned to wash the wall
Materials & finishes
3D wall panelsBrass trimMarble-look tileGray spa chairsWhite basins
What to look for in the photos
Notice how the faceted panels catch light differently along the row. In a guest area, a wall like this is judged from seated eye level.
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PROJECT 02
Related interior: a salon floor, seen end to end
The same nail salon, this time from the aisle. Pedicure chairs run along one side and manicure tables along the other, over a long glossy marble-look floor under a drop ceiling. The photos show a working room with staff and customers and a small holiday tree.
Scope of work
- Large-format tile laid down the whole aisle
- Drop ceiling with light panels
- Pedicure row on one wall, manicure tables on the other
- Aisle width kept clear for staff and customers
- 3D wall panels along the pedicure side
- Polish wall behind the manicure stations
Materials & finishes
Marble-look tileDrop ceilingGold-base chairs3D wall panelsWhite shelving
What to look for in the photos
Look down the aisle at how the floor reads as one surface from front to back. Lasting tile joints are the first thing a busy room tests.
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Budget and schedule
Where a hospitality refit goes.
Rooms, lobbies and baths each spend differently. These typical shares assume a property renovating in sections while it continues to trade.
Where a typical hospitality renovation budget goes
- Bath and wet areas22%
- Flooring and tile14%
- Walls, ceilings and trim14%
- MEP and life safety18%
- Doors and millwork10%
- Labor and phasing14%
- Permits and inspections8%
Typical shares only; the number of rooms, the baths and the amount of phasing move them.
A typical hospitality refit by block, in weeks
Survey and mock-up room
Permit drawings and approvals
Tile, fixture and furniture orders
Block one: demolition and rough-in
Block one finishes, block two starts
Inspections and reopening
Week 0Week 11Week 22
Work is released in blocks of rooms or public areas so the rest of the property can keep operating.
Drawn out
How a refit is organized.
Three drawings show how a hospitality renovation is sequenced, how a restroom is laid out and how a floor goes down.
Survey to reopening
Survey, permit, construction and inspection run in a fixed order, and the reopening date is the one every other date is counted back from.
A public restroom plan
A commercial restroom keeps a 60-inch clear turning space, accessible fixtures and a door that swings without blocking it.
Tile over a slab
Tile on a concrete slab needs a flat substrate, a bonding layer and movement joints, so lobby and bath floors stay sound under traffic.
Scope planner
Rough out your refit.
Choose the scope closest to your property to see the trades and typical weeks of work per block.
Finishes
What a guest touches and sees.
These four details show finishes that guests notice in any hospitality room: a wall pattern, a trim line, a gold-based seat and tables against a shelved wall.
More questions
Salt, tile and the busy season.
Practical answers on coastal wear, flooring, reopening dates and inspections for hospitality owners.
Ask us directlyWhat does salt air do to finishes on a coastal property?
Salt air corrodes unprotected metal and wears down some finishes faster than inland air. We specify stainless or coated fasteners, aluminum or marine-grade hardware, and sealed grout. Metal details like the brass trim in the photos need a protective finish outdoors. Ask us about maintenance intervals, because wiping down exposed hardware is a cheap habit.
Which floor material suits a lobby and wet areas?
Porcelain tile is the usual answer: it resists water, stains and heavy foot traffic. For areas that get wet, look at the slip-resistance rating and choose a texture that grips without trapping dirt. A polished finish like the one in the photos suits dry zones. Large tiles mean fewer joints, but they need a very flat slab.
Can one mock-up room avoid mistakes in fifty rooms?
Yes, and it is worth the wait. We finish one room completely, with tile, fixtures, lighting and furnishings, and you sign off before the crew repeats it. Changes cost far less in one room than in fifty. The mock-up also tests how long a room takes, which makes the phasing dates more honest.
Which state review applies to hotel and food-service work?
Licensed public lodging and food-service businesses fall under the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which can review plans in addition to your local building permit. We confirm early whether your renovation needs that review, because it adds a step to the timeline and can ask for changes before inspection.
How do you schedule around the busy season?
In South Florida, winter and spring bookings are usually the heaviest. We schedule noisy and disruptive work for the slower months and finish the visible public areas first. Hurricane season is a second factor: we avoid opening roofs or exterior walls in peak months and keep storm plans written down.
How are bath finishes protected from leaks?
Behind the tile, a waterproof membrane and properly sloped floors do the work, not the grout. We test the membrane before tiling, flood-test where the design calls for it, and inspect the plumbing rough-in before it is closed. Water damage in an occupied property is expensive, so these steps happen every time.
What if a deadline slips because tile or fixtures arrive late?
We track every long-lead item against the reopening date and flag problems as soon as they appear. If tile is late, we may reorder the sequence, switch to a ready alternative or phase the opening. We do not promise dates we cannot control, but we do tell you early enough to make a decision.
How do you handle luggage, delivery and trash routes?
Before work starts we agree on a construction route that keeps contractors, deliveries and debris away from guest paths. That usually means a dedicated entrance, a protected elevator or hallway and set delivery windows. Hotels with limited loading space benefit from scheduled deliveries rather than arriving on demand.
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Start with the reopening date
Tell us when each area has to be back in service. We will work backwards from there and tell you what is achievable.
