Sector · Owners Corporation
Repainting a building that people live in.
Owners corporation and body corporate repaints across Melbourne — common property, facades, carparks, balconies and stairwells — quoted in a format a committee can actually read and vote on.
What usually makes this difficult
The hard part of an owners corporation repaint is rarely the painting. It is that the building is full of people, that the money has to be approved by a committee working from a scope most of them are not qualified to compare, and that the quotes in front of them frequently are not comparing the same thing at all.
So our scopes state the preparation, the number of coats and the products by name, itemised so that a committee can put ours beside another and see where the difference actually sits. If a competing price is lower because it is one coat over a facade that needed two, that will be visible.
On site we stage the works so nobody loses access to their own front door, give written notice before we reach a level, and keep the common areas usable while we are in them.
Products by name, coats, preparation, access, exclusions. Itemised by area so it can be compared line for line.
Photographed, dated and issued with the quote — useful at the AGM and useful for the next maintenance cycle.
Written notice before each level or stack. No resident loses access to their own entry.
We will tell you what needs doing now, what can wait three years, and what will cost more if it waits five.
Certificate of currency, SWMS and site-specific safety plan issued before we start, without being asked.
Members of the Master Painters Association Victoria and the Green Building Council of Australia. Ten-year workmanship warranty on every job.
What we do on these buildings
All services →Commercial Painting
Common property, facades, stairwells, carparks and balconies. Interior and exterior repaint cycles.
More →Remedial & Restoration
Concrete spalling, failed render, rising damp and anti-graffiti systems — the work that has to come first.
More →Floor Coatings
Carpark decks, line marking, membranes and anti-slip to common areas.
More →Electrostatic Spray
Balustrades, letterbox banks, roller shutters and lift surrounds refinished in place.
More →How a repaint cycle is priced
| Area | Typical scope | Cycle | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facade — rendered | Wash, crack repair, primer, 2 coats membrane | 8–12 yrs | Render repair priced separately after inspection |
| Facade — painted brick | Wash, spot prime, 2 coats acrylic | 10–15 yrs | Breathability matters on older stock |
| Common stairwells | Prepare, patch, 2 coats low sheen | 5–7 yrs | Staged, one core at a time |
| Balcony soffits | Inspect for spalling, repair, coat | 7–10 yrs | Remedial almost always found here |
| Carpark | Line marking, deck coating, bollards | 5–8 yrs | Weekend or staged bay closures |
Indicative cycles only. Actual intervals depend on exposure, substrate and the last system applied.
Recent work
All projects →
Vantage Bloomdale
Full facade and common property repaint, staged over eight weeks with residents in place.
Sir Charles Hotham Hotel
Heritage render and masonry remedial — solid plaster reinstated to original walls and chimney breasts ahead of a full recoat.
Carpark deck & common property
Surface coating, full bay set-out and line marking — accessible bays, hatched no-stopping areas and wheel stops — with the stairwells recoated on the same visit.