Inspections before handover
Before equipment goes live, the building is inspected room by room: building control inspections, the fire inspection, the main contractor's own quality checks and the client's acceptance inspection. On the building side the checks cover fire ratings of walls and doors, fire-stop labels and the register, quality of finishes, floor flatness and that rooms are clean enough for equipment installation.
Snagging: the list and closing it fast
Inspections always produce a snag list. Typical items are surface damage caused during equipment installation, missing or damaged fire-stop labels, trim and door adjustments and the odd joint. The list can be long, but the items are small. What matters to the client is that the list is closed quickly and every fix is signed off with a photo. Raslak Works logs snag items in its client portal, where the client sees sign-offs in real time instead of following an email thread.
Handover documentation
For the building works, handover includes at least the fire-stopping register with photos, materials used and their approvals, partition build-up types and changes to the original design. An international client wants it electronic and in English. When documentation is done during the work, the handover package is ready when the work is — it is not compiled afterwards.
Safety rounds during construction
Site safety during construction is tracked with a weekly safety round (the Finnish TR measurement), and on many data centre sites it is done every week. For a subcontractor the round looks at PPE, scaffolding, housekeeping, electrics and fall protection. Raslak Works runs its own rounds on a phone, and the result stays on record for the job. It shows the client that safety is not just an induction promise.
Upkeep after go-live
A live data centre is not a finished building but a constantly changing one: new equipment rows, room changes, additional compartmentation and penetrations, changes to access doors. Every change is made in an operating facility, which means stricter dust control and working within agreed maintenance windows. A local partner who knows the building and whose paperwork is ready can make a change with a week's notice.
Maintenance rounds and small repairs
Day-to-day upkeep means regular rounds: door and lock function, condition of finishes, checking fire stops after changes, opening and closing ceilings and enclosures for services maintenance. Raslak Works offers this as a property maintenance service where rounds, observations and repairs are logged in the same portal as during construction: property maintenance.
Why the same partner from construction to upkeep
The knowledge gathered during construction — what is inside a wall, where the fire stops are, how the rooms are compartmented — is valuable in upkeep. When the same partner continues, that knowledge does not disappear at handover. It is also easier for the client: one contact, one portal, the same credentials and documents already checked.