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Pre-Possession Planning Checklist (Bangalore)
The 22 things you should decide before handover, so you're ready to start interiors day one.
Meera Iyer
Principal Designer
5 May 2025
·9 min read
The 22 things you should decide before handover, so you're ready to start interiors day one. This guide draws on recent Lajawab projects — brief, budget, timeline and material choices — so you can make decisions without guessing.
If you're already scoping your own home, keep a notepad handy. Every section below maps to a concrete question we get from Bangalore homeowners every week.
Measurements
This section covers measurements. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
Electrical plan
This section covers electrical plan. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
Plumbing requests
This section covers plumbing requests. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
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Book a Consultation →Handover snagging
This section covers handover snagging. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
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Meera Iyer
Principal Designer · 14 years
Meera founded the Lajawab practice after ten years at two large Bangalore firms. She leads our 3BHK and mid-premium villa work.
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