What should a renovation completion checklist cover?

Compare work with the agreement

Use the latest approved drawings, specification and written changes as the reference. Walk through each area and note incomplete work, damage, apparent defects and items that differ from the agreed selection. Record each item with its location, a photograph and an agreed person responsible for follow-up. Avoid describing a concern as a technical failure unless a qualified professional has assessed it.

Check that doors, windows, fittings and installed equipment can be operated and that relevant instructions, warranties and maintenance information have been supplied. Ask the contractor to explain any systems you will use. Confirm that agreed rubbish and temporary protection have been removed and that areas handed back are clean to the agreed standard.

Close out records and outstanding items

Request final drawings or marked-up records where agreed, product details, supplier contacts, test or commissioning documents applicable to the work, and keys or access credentials. List unresolved items with target dates and access arrangements. Keep the agreed process for final payments and any retention or defect follow-up clear in the contract; do not invent or assume a standard arrangement.

Where work involved structural matters, services, permissions or compliance, ask your engineer or architect what evidence is appropriate and have a Greek lawyer advise on contractual consequences. A completion walk-through is useful, but does not itself certify compliance or waive rights.