Guide
Getting the Machine Out Again
Ask how it ends before you agree how it starts. An operator's answer here tells you most of what you need to know.
Removal should be covered by the venue agreement: how much notice either side gives, who physically removes the machine and within what period, who repairs the wall and to what standard, and what happens to any outstanding revenue share. A venue that signs without these is relying on goodwill to get its wall back.
Why this clause matters more than the percentage
The share determines what a venue earns while the arrangement is working. The exit determines what happens when it is not — a change of ownership, a refit, a machine that never sold, a relationship that soured. A generous percentage attached to a five-year term with no break is a worse deal than a modest one you can end.
What to settle before installation
- The term, and whether it renews automatically.
- Notice period, and whether both sides have the same right to give it.
- How long after notice the machine is physically removed.
- Who removes it — the operator should, at its cost.
- Who makes good the wall, and to what standard. The unit anchors to studs or masonry, so there will be fixings to fill.
- What happens to revenue share earned but not yet paid.
- Whether there is any early-termination charge. There should not be one in a hosted model.
- What happens on a change of venue ownership.
What that looks like in practice belongs in the venue agreement, agreed before anything is installed rather than discovered afterwards. The questions to ask →
Making good, specifically
The bracket anchors into studs or masonry, so removal leaves fixing holes and, depending on the finish, a patch where the unit sat. “Make good” should mean filled, sanded and repainted to match, not filled and left. Agreeing the standard in advance costs nothing and avoids the one argument that happens at the least convenient moment.
What a reasonable arrangement looks like
| Notice | Symmetrical — the same right for both sides |
|---|---|
| Removal | By the operator, at the operator's cost, within a stated period |
| Wall | Made good by the operator to the original finish |
| Outstanding share | Paid on the normal schedule after removal |
| Early-termination fee | None in a hosted model — the venue did not buy anything |
How Afterwrk handles it
Removal terms are set in the venue agreement and we would rather walk a venue through that clause before signing than have it discovered later. Because Afterwrk owns the machine, taking it away is our job and our cost. The specific notice period and the making-good standard are written for your venue rather than quoted here.
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Common questions
Can a venue ask for the machine to be removed at any time?
That depends on the notice terms you agree. Symmetrical notice is the reasonable position and it is worth asking for.
Who pays to take it out?
The operator, in a hosted model. The venue never bought it.
What about the holes in the wall?
Agree the making-good standard in writing before installation.
See whether your venue qualifies
The assessment applies everything on this page to your actual address.