New office setup
We take a new tenancy from an empty room to a working office. Internet ordered early, cabling run before the furniture arrives, network and Wi-Fi configured, workstations built, printers and phones connected, everything tested. You walk in on day one and it works.
What's included
- Internet and NBN service ordered early, with the lead time managed
- Data cabling, patch panel and a labelled comms rack
- Network, Wi-Fi and firewall configured before move-in
- Workstation build, imaging and desk setup
- Printers, scanners and VoIP handsets connected and tested
- Day-one attendance on site while everyone settles in
Common problems we fix
- “We move in three weeks and nothing's ordered”
- “The new site has no cabling at all”
- “The internet won't be connected until after we move”
- “We need the old office running while the new one is built”
- “Nobody knows where the comms cupboard should go”
- “The fit-out crew need to know where to put the outlets”
Paying per callout? Clients on a monthly plan don't wait for things to break.
See our plansWhat it costs, and what changes the price
New site work is quoted per project once we have the floor plan and a move date. The single biggest cost variable is not technical — it is how much notice we get, because rushed cabling and expedited connections cost real money.
- Whether the tenancy has usable cabling or is starting from bare walls
- Number of desks, and how many machines are being moved versus bought new
- Internet lead time — a new business connection can take weeks, and expediting costs
- Whether both sites need to run in parallel during the changeover
- Coordination with a fit-out builder, which saves money when it happens early
Six to eight weeks of notice usually costs less than three weeks of notice for the identical job. Cabling behind a wall is cheaper than cabling surface-mounted after the fit-out.
For the wider picture, see what IT support costs in Brisbane.
What's not included
Worth knowing up front, so nothing on the invoice is a surprise. Where something falls outside what we do, we'll tell you who should do it.
- Electrical, data outlet and fire-rated penetration work by licensed trades
- Furniture, joinery and the fit-out itself
- Carrier installation charges for a new internet service, billed at cost
- Lease and building approvals, which the landlord or agent handles
A job like this
A Robina firm called eight weeks out. The connection at the new address turned out to need a lead-in build with a six-week wait — found in week one, ordered the same day, live before the move. Called three weeks out, that same office would have opened on a mobile hotspot.
Questions about new office setup
How far ahead should we call you?
Six to eight weeks before the move if you can. The long pole is almost always the internet service — a new business connection can take weeks, and everything else is quick by comparison. Earlier also means cabling happens before the furniture.
Can you keep both offices running during the move?
Yes. We stage the new site fully, then cut over out of hours or across a weekend so both sites are live during the overlap. Email and cloud files aren't affected at all; it's the physical network we sequence carefully.
Do you work with the fit-out builder?
Yes, and it saves money. We give the builder outlet locations, comms cupboard requirements and power needs early, so cabling goes in behind the walls instead of being surface-mounted afterwards.
What if we're only moving a few desks?
Same process, smaller. We disconnect, transport, rebuild and test the machines, sort the cabling at the new desks, and confirm everyone can print and sign in before we leave. Usually a single visit.
What does the internet connection cost at a new site?
The service itself is whatever the carrier charges, billed at cost. The variable worth watching is whether the building already has a usable connection — if it needs a lead-in build, that can add weeks and a one-off construction charge. We check the address in the first week so that number is known early rather than discovered late.
Who decides where the comms cupboard goes?
We do, with the builder, before the walls close. It needs power, ventilation and a sensible cable run to the desks — a cupboard chosen for convenience is where the hot-switch failures we get called out for every summer come from. Given the floor plan early, this costs nothing to get right.
Most often for legal and real estate — though the underlying work is much the same whatever you do.
Available across Redland City, Brisbane, Logan City and Gold Coast City. See where we work.