--- title: "Before-first-fix project review" description: "First fix brings the hidden infrastructure into the build. We review the technology and energy decisions with your team while cabling, routes, controls and equipment locations can still be discussed." url: https://ontheteam.co.uk/before-first-fix-review/ --- [← All ways we can help](https://ontheteam.co.uk/#expertise) BEFORE-FIRST-FIX PROJECT REVIEW # Before the walls close, look ahead. First fix brings the hidden infrastructure into the build. We review the technology and energy decisions with your team while cabling, routes, controls and equipment locations can still be discussed. Someone on your team, looking ahead. Technology moves quickly. We keep your build up to speed. [Decisions early. Options later.](https://ontheteam.co.uk/before-first-fix-review/) 01 / THE LONGER VIEW ## A timely pause. A clearer next step. Your team is focused on keeping work moving. We give the connected-home requirements a focused review: what is agreed, what is missing, what future options deserve provision and who needs to act before the next stage. We help you decide what needs attention now, what deserves provision and what can sensibly wait. A DECISION WORTH MAKING EARLY > Who owns the cable between two specialists’ scopes? A device can appear in one quote while its power or connection is assumed to be in another. A shared responsibility list helps resolve that gap before installation. 02 / QUESTIONS THAT SHAPE THE PLAN ## Ask it now. Allow for it early. 1. Do the drawings and trade scopes describe the same requirements? 2. Are data, power, sensor and control locations coordinated? 3. Which later additions depend on something being installed now? 4. What needs a specialist decision, and when does the build programme need it? A CONNECTED DECISION ### Not yet sure what the home should do? A first-fix review works best with a clear idea of your priorities. Explore useful routines before committing to controls and wiring. [Shape your automation brief](https://ontheteam.co.uk/home-automation-planning/) 03 / MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT’S NEXT ## Plan the foundations. Keep useful options open. Early planning does not mean buying everything today. It means understanding what later choices depend on. 01 / DECIDE NOW ### Resolve the open questions before work moves on. Review the available plans, proposals and programme. Flag unresolved interfaces and agree who will confirm each decision. 02 / PREPARE NOW ### Record the provisions and check the installation. Agree what needs to be visible in drawings or scope documents. Arrange relevant checkpoints before work is covered and obtain specialist test evidence. 03 / CHOOSE LATER ### Keep a useful record for the next stage. Photographs, labels and updated plans help future installers understand what is there. Separate later product choices from decisions that must be settled now. 04 / SOMETHING YOUR TEAM CAN USE ## From possibilities to a practical brief. We agree the scope against your project, its stage and the information available. - A prioritised list of omissions and unresolved decisions - A responsibility and decision-deadline schedule - Questions for the appointed trades and specialists - An agreed plan for review points and documentation We advise, plan and coordinate. Appointed specialists carry out detailed engineering design, installation and certification. BEFORE WE START ## A few good questions. ### Is this a building-control inspection? No. This is a coordination review of the agreed technology and energy brief. It does not replace statutory inspections, specialist engineering design, electrical testing or certification. ### What should we bring to the review? Bring the available drawings, electrical layouts, relevant installer proposals, your priorities and the build programme. We agree the review scope against what is available. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DECISIONS ## Worth thinking about together. [01 / THINK ABOUT IT TOGETHER ### New-build technology and energy planning Start the wider brief earlier if you are still designing. Explore new builds](https://ontheteam.co.uk/new-build-planning/) [02 / THINK ABOUT IT TOGETHER ### Major-renovation infrastructure planning Review what the renovation can prepare while access is available. Explore major renovations](https://ontheteam.co.uk/renovation-planning/) YOUR HOME. A LONGER VIEW. ## A conversation now. More options later. Tell us where your project is today. We’ll help you think about what comes next. ## Contact [Contact On The Team](https://ontheteam.co.uk/contact/) about your project. 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