Bar and pub fit-out across the Scottish Borders
If you are opening, moving or refreshing a unit in the Scottish Borders, our bar and pub fit-out service covers the layout, the build and the paperwork, with work planned around your trading hours.
A bar fit-out builds the bar counter and back bar, the cellar and beer line runs, seating and the lighting and acoustics that set the mood.
Working in the Scottish Borders
In Scottish Borders we mostly see showrooms and trade counters and high street units and corner shops. Each has its own landlord rules, service loads and access limits, which we look at on the first visit.
Border towns have compact, historic high streets where shopfront changes are often in conservation areas.
What does the work include?
- Feature, scene and dimmable lighting
- Acoustic treatment and flooring
- Bar counter and back bar joinery
- Cellar cooling and beer line routes
What approvals might you need in the Scottish Borders?
In Scotland, most fit-out work that alters the building needs a building warrant from the local authority before work starts, followed by a completion certificate. Planning permission and advertisement consent are separate, and Scottish councils publish their own shopfront design guidance.
- Late-night venues often need acoustic treatment to satisfy noise conditions.
- Cellar cooling units need somewhere to reject heat, usually outside, which may need consent.
Questions about bar and pub fit-out in the Scottish Borders
Do you cover Kelso and the rest of the Scottish Borders?
Yes. We carry out bar and pub fit-out in Kelso, Galashiels and across the Scottish Borders. The survey is free wherever the unit is.
Which building rules apply to fit-outs in the Scottish Borders?
In Scotland, most fit-out work that alters the building needs a building warrant from the local authority before work starts, followed by a completion certificate. Planning permission and advertisement consent are separate, and Scottish councils publish their own shopfront design guidance.
Do you fit beer lines and cellars?
We prepare the cellar and line routes, and work alongside your brewery or line installer for the dispense equipment.
What finishes last in a busy bar?
Hard-wearing laminates or sealed hardwoods on the counter, stainless kick plates and a sealed floor that can be mopped hard.
Towns we cover in the Scottish Borders
Other services in the Scottish Borders
- Clinic and dental surgery fit-out
- Aluminium shopfronts
- Roller shutters and security
- Shop signage and fascias
- Shop refurbishment and refit
- Bespoke shop joinery and counters
Nearby areas
Ready to plan your fit-out in the Scottish Borders?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.