--- title: "Office move: the network plan to close before building work" description: "Internet, number porting, rack and structured cabling decided before the fit-out: how to move offices without losing weeks. No-obligation proposal." language: en url: https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/office-move-network-it-plan/ source: https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/office-move-network-it-plan/ publisher: DataRoad IT (DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting), Portugal --- > Internet, number porting, rack and structured cabling decided before the fit-out: how to move offices without losing weeks. No-obligation proposal. # Office move: the network plan to close before building work At a glance For decision-makers short on time. - 01 Network, rack and outlets are decided before the works; afterwards, every change breaks walls. - 02 Internet has the longest lead time: confirm fibre before signing the lease. - 03 Test everything with the space empty, two weeks ahead, and never move on a Friday. - 04 A move is the only chance to rebuild the network without extra building costs. ### In this article An **office move** with poor IT planning costs weeks of productivity: outlets where they are not needed, Wi-Fi that does not reach the meeting rooms, a temporary internet line running at half speed. All of it stems from the same mistake: leaving the network until after the building works. Once the walls close, so do the options. This is the plan DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting applies so the team walks into the new space and works from the first minute. ## Why must the network come before the works? Because afterwards everything is destructive. Lease, fit-out and furniture usually come first, and IT arrives at the end, adapting to whatever it finds. The right sequence is the reverse. And there is an advantage few people take: a move is the only time you can rebuild the network from scratch without paying for extra works. ## Which lead times cannot be shortened with money? **Internet.** Bringing fibre to a building that does not yet have it involves infrastructure, permits and sometimes street works. Weeks, sometimes months. Check coverage before choosing the space and order the line on the day you sign. **Phone numbers.** Number porting follows legal deadlines and depends on the current operator. Delaying the request means arriving at the new address without the numbers your clients dial. We have seen companies stuck for months on temporary connections because they chose a great space with no fibre. Goodwill does not fix that. ## What must be decided before the contractor starts? - **Server room** The rack needs space, ventilation, its own power sockets and a closed door. A stuffy cupboard in the corridor causes faults for years. - **Number of network points** Start from today's headcount and add headroom. During the works an extra point is cheap; afterwards it means breaking walls. - **Trunking and cable trays** Routes agreed with the contractor, never improvised. - **Access points** Positions come from a [business Wi-Fi coverage study](https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/business-wifi-installation/) on the floor plan, with cable to each point, including high ceilings. - **Power** A dedicated circuit for the rack and space for the UPS. - **Video surveillance and access control** They share the cabling and should be in the same design. ## How is the IT plan for the move organised? | Phase | Tasks | | --- | --- | | Space chosen | Validate and order the fibre; start number porting; inventory current equipment and what is moving. | | Pre-works | [Structured cabling](https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/structured-cabling-installation/) design with a points plan; rack position; meetings with the electrician and contractor. | | Works | Cables pulled before ceilings and walls close; rack installed; certification with a point-by-point report. | | Two weeks before | Internet live and tested; network, Wi-Fi and phone system configured; full rehearsal with the rooms empty. | | Moving week | Plan for transporting servers and equipment; shutdown and start-up sequence; one sheet with every supplier's emergency contacts. | ## Which rules prevent a chaotic first day? - **Monday or Tuesday, never Friday**: a fault at 6 p.m. on a Friday runs through the weekend. Early in the week, suppliers answer the phone. - **Validate with the space empty**: servers, network, internet, phones and printers working before anyone arrives. Finding a problem with forty people at the door is the worst possible moment. - **Keep the old space for a few days**: being able to fall back for a week is worth it. It is almost never used, but it puts everyone at ease. ## Which mistakes do we see repeated? - **Trusting inherited cabling** The previous tenant's may be fine or may be ruined. Certifying it first costs little. - **Planning only for today** Whoever moves office is usually growing. Sizing for the current headcount is scheduling the next works. - **Forgetting the rest of the equipment** Printers, time clocks and meeting rooms come up at the end, with no network point. - **IT missing from site meetings** That is where cable routes and the rack location disappear. - **No documentation** Without a plan or points map, the first fault starts in the dark. ## Moving premises in the coming months? DataRoad manages [office moves and business networks](https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/office-network-installation-lisbon/) from the first sketch with the contractor to validation on go-live day. 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