Painting and maintenance guides
Practical answers for strata managers, committees and building managers in Sydney.
How often should a strata building be repainted?
How often Sydney strata buildings are usually repainted, the signs it is due, and how to plan the cost in the capital works fund.
Read the guideStrata painting approval checklist
What a Sydney strata committee needs before approving a repaint: scope, comparable quotes, licence and insurance checks, colours, access and resident notices.
Read the guideGutter cleaning for strata buildings
How often Sydney strata buildings should have gutters cleaned, why box gutters need extra care, and what a proper gutter clean should include.
Read the guideMake-good painting at the end of a commercial lease
What make-good painting usually covers when a Sydney commercial lease ends, how to confirm the scope with the landlord and avoid last-minute disputes.
Read the guidePainting coastal buildings on the Northern Beaches
How salt air and weather affect exterior paint on Northern Beaches buildings, and the preparation that makes a repaint last longer near the coast.
Read the guidePressure cleaning before painting: when and why
Why walls are washed before repainting, how to choose the right pressure for each surface, and how often Sydney strata common areas are usually cleaned.
Read the guidePainting an occupied commercial building
How Sydney facility and building managers can repaint offices, shops and common areas while tenants keep working.
Read the guidePainting strata common areas
Lobbies, corridors, stairwells and doors: what to plan before repainting the shared parts of a strata building.
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