Strata Painting Cost NSW 2026 - Complete Pricing Guide

Strata Painting Costs in NSW for 2026

NSW has one of the largest strata title property sectors in Australia, with approximately 85,000 strata schemes registered as of 2026 and a substantial proportion of Sydney's residential and commercial property held in strata title. The painting maintenance of these buildings, covering everything from the corridors and lobbies of boutique six-lot townhouse complexes through to the full facades of high-rise apartment towers, represents a significant and ongoing maintenance expenditure for owners corporations across the state. Understanding the costs involved, the regulatory framework that governs who decides on and pays for strata painting, and the compliance requirements that painting contractors must meet to work in NSW strata buildings is useful knowledge for lot owners, strata committee members, strata managers, and facilities professionals engaged with the sector.

The regulatory framework for strata painting in NSW is primarily established by the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, which replaced the former Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 and introduced significant changes to capital works fund obligations, committee spending authority, and the requirements for managing maintenance and repair of common property. Painting of common property is a maintenance obligation of the owners corporation under this Act, and understanding the key provisions that affect how strata painting is approved, funded, and contracted in NSW is the foundation for navigating the strata painting process as either a decision-maker or a contractor.

The broader exterior painting context for strata buildings, including the technical considerations for different facade materials such as render, brick, and weatherboard, is covered in our specialist surface guides. Our exterior painting cost guide covers facade painting in the context of residential properties, with the technical standards and product considerations that apply equally to strata building facades. For interior common area painting in terms of product selection and preparation standards, our interior painting cost guide provides comparable depth for the interior scope.

What Strata Painting Includes in NSW

A strata painting programme in NSW typically covers two distinct components that may be contracted together or separately depending on the building's maintenance schedule and budget: common area interior painting and external facade painting. Common area interior painting covers all painted surfaces within the building that are classified as common property under the strata plan, including entrance lobbies, mail rooms, lift lobbies and lift car interiors, corridors on every floor, stairwells and fire stairs, car park painted surfaces, gymnasium and amenities facilities, and any other shared internal spaces. External facade painting covers all painted surfaces on the building's exterior, including rendered or clad wall surfaces, window frames, balustrade faces where they form part of the common property, roof elements, and any external common amenity structures.

The distinction between lot property and common property is fundamental to defining the scope of any strata painting project, and it is established by the registered strata plan for each scheme rather than by any universal rule. In most NSW residential strata schemes, the boundary between lot property and common property runs at the interior face of the lot's boundary walls, meaning the internal surfaces of an apartment including its interior walls, ceilings, and floors are the lot owner's responsibility, while the external facade surfaces of the building are common property and the owners corporation's responsibility. However, this boundary varies between schemes, and confirming the applicable boundary by reference to the registered strata plan is essential before any strata painting scope is agreed.

The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and Painting Obligations

The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) establishes the legal framework within which owners corporations in NSW must manage and maintain common property, including painting maintenance. Under section 106 of the Act, an owners corporation must properly maintain and keep in a state of good and serviceable repair the common property and any personal property vested in the owners corporation. This maintenance obligation extends to common property painting, meaning that allowing a strata building's common property painted surfaces to deteriorate significantly without a planned maintenance response is not a legally defensible option for an owners corporation that is fulfilling its obligations under the Act.

The Act also establishes the capital works fund framework that is the primary mechanism for funding major maintenance and repair work in NSW strata schemes, including painting programmes. Under section 75 of the Act, owners corporations must prepare and maintain a 10-year capital works fund plan that identifies the anticipated major maintenance and capital expenditure items for the scheme over the coming decade and establishes a levy schedule that funds that anticipated expenditure through regular contributions from lot owners. Painting of common property, particularly external facade painting which is typically the single largest maintenance expenditure item in most residential strata schemes, should be explicitly identified in the 10-year capital works fund plan with an anticipated timing and cost estimate.

Spending authority for strata painting projects is subject to the Act's provisions on committee and general meeting decision-making. The strata committee, which is elected by lot owners at the annual general meeting, has delegated authority to manage the scheme's affairs within limits set by the Act and the scheme's by-laws. For strata painting expenditure that does not exceed the committee's delegated spending authority, the committee can approve and proceed with a painting contract without a general meeting. For expenditure above the committee's authority, a general meeting resolution is required before the contract can be executed. Understanding which threshold applies to a specific strata painting project is the first question for any strata committee or strata manager planning a painting programme, and NSW Fair Trading provides current guidance on spending authority thresholds under the Strata Schemes Management Act.

Common Area Painting Costs in NSW

Common area interior painting costs in NSW strata buildings in 2026 run from $15 to $35 per square metre for corridors, lobbies, stairwells, and other shared interior spaces, with the range reflecting the specific conditions of the building including ceiling heights, the presence of fire-rated doors and proprietary doorsets requiring specific preparation and product approaches, the extent of after-hours scheduling required to maintain resident access, and the condition of existing surfaces. Standard residential strata buildings with painted plasterboard or rendered masonry common area walls at standard ceiling heights in reasonable condition sit toward the lower end of this range when daytime access is available. Taller ceilings, significant preparation requirements, and after-hours scheduling push toward the upper end.

Lift lobbies and entry foyers in residential strata buildings are the highest-traffic and most visually prominent common areas in the building, and they typically attract higher per-square-metre rates than secondary corridors and stairwells because the preparation requirements are more intensive and the quality expectations are higher. Regular high-contact use of lobby walls, including trolley and furniture movement and the accumulation of marks from residents, building materials during renovations, and general traffic, means that lobby surfaces are frequently in worse condition than quieter corridors and require more thorough preparation before a quality result can be achieved.

Car park painting in residential strata buildings is a specific scope category that includes both the structural painted surfaces including walls, columns, and overhead beams, and in some cases line marking for parking bays and pedestrian paths. Car park painting is typically done with high-durability coatings suited to the dusty, vehicle-exhaust-affected environment of an underground or semi-enclosed car park, and the product specifications differ from those appropriate for habitable common area spaces. Car park access constraints and ventilation requirements during painting are specific considerations that affect scheduling and the applicable health and safety controls.

External Facade Painting Costs for NSW Strata Buildings

External facade painting for strata buildings is typically the largest single line item in any strata painting programme and the component most influenced by building height and the access method required to safely reach the full facade. For low-rise strata buildings of three storeys or fewer, conventional scaffolding erected around the full building perimeter provides adequate access for facade preparation and painting at a cost comparable to scaffolding for a large residential house. For medium-rise buildings of four to eight storeys, scaffolding remains viable but the cost and complexity increases significantly with each additional level, and for buildings above approximately eight storeys, other access methods become more practical and cost-effective than full-perimeter scaffolding.

Rope access, performed by IRATA-certified operatives using harness systems suspended from roof-level anchor points, is the most common access method for high-rise facade painting in NSW, particularly in Sydney's inner city and eastern suburbs where site access for scaffolding erection is constrained by adjacent buildings and public domain considerations. Rope access typically adds 20 to 40 percent to the surface preparation and painting cost compared to equivalent work performed from scaffolding, because the working method is slower per square metre than scaffold-based painting, and the operatives must move vertically between working stations rather than working horizontally along a platform. The offset is that rope access eliminates the scaffolding erection cost, which can be very substantial for a tall urban building, making it the more economical total solution above certain building heights.

Mobile elevated work platforms and spider platforms that cantilever from the roof parapet are used for some mid-rise building facades where neither full scaffolding nor rope access is the optimal solution. The selection of access method for a specific strata building facade should be assessed during the quoting process based on the specific building configuration, the surrounding site conditions, the accessibility of the roof for anchor point installation, and the local authority approvals required for scaffolding over public footpaths or roadways. In busy Sydney CBD and inner-city locations, scaffolding over a public footpath requires Roads and Maritime Services approval and potentially a footpath closure permit from the relevant council, adding both cost and lead time to the project planning.

Access Methods and Height Safety for NSW Strata Buildings

Height safety for strata building facade painting in NSW is governed by the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and the associated WHS Regulation 2017, administered by SafeWork NSW. The obligations apply both to the painting contractor and to the owners corporation as the PCBU in control of the property where the work is performed. For facade painting on buildings above two storeys, the WHS Regulation requires that the contractor prepare a Safe Work Method Statement addressing the specific risks of the access method proposed, the fall prevention and arrest systems to be used, the anchor point assessment and any structural certification required for rope access anchor installations, and the emergency procedures applicable if an operative requires rescue from a suspended position.

Rope access for strata building facade painting in NSW requires operatives to hold current IRATA certification at the appropriate level for the tasks they are performing. IRATA Level 1 certification covers basic rope access work under supervision; IRATA Level 2 covers competent performance without supervision and some rescue capability; IRATA Level 3 covers full supervisory and rescue competency. For commercial strata facade painting, all rope access operatives on site should hold at minimum IRATA Level 1 certification, with at least one IRATA Level 3-certified supervisor responsible for the work system and rescue procedures. Requesting evidence of current IRATA certification for all operatives before work commences is a standard requirement in any competent strata facade painting contract in NSW.

Product selection for strata facade painting requires the same UV-resistant, flexible masonry systems appropriate for any NSW exterior surface. For rendered strata facades, products from the Dulux AcraTex range including AcraTex Roller Texture and AcraTex TopsealSM are widely specified for strata buildings with cracking render histories, while Dulux Weathershield Exterior and Taubmans All Weather Exterior serve sound rendered facades effectively. For common area interiors, Dulux Wash and Wear Plus in low-sheen or satin finishes is the dominant commercial interior specification in NSW strata corridors and lobbies, providing the washability and scrubbability that high-traffic common areas demand. Haymes Renovations Interior is a quality alternative used by NSW strata painters who value its application characteristics and coverage rates.

Capital Works Fund Planning for Strata Painting in NSW

The 10-year capital works fund plan required under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 is the primary planning tool for strata painting maintenance in NSW, and its quality and accuracy directly affect both the adequacy of the scheme's funding for future painting work and the levy burden on lot owners. A well-prepared capital works fund plan identifies the anticipated painting maintenance items for the building over the ten-year horizon, estimates the cost of each based on current market rates with appropriate escalation factors, and establishes the annual levy contribution required to fund that anticipated expenditure without resorting to special levies.

The practical challenge for strata committees and strata managers developing capital works fund plans for painting is obtaining credible cost estimates without commissioning full detailed quotes from painters for work that is four or eight years away. Many NSW strata managers use indicative rates from experienced strata painters as a basis for capital works fund estimates, and engaging a painter with a strong strata track record to provide indicative rates for future programme items as part of a building condition assessment is a legitimate and cost-effective approach. The alternative, relying on generic industry benchmarks without any building-specific assessment, produces estimates that frequently diverge substantially from actual quotes when the maintenance work is eventually commissioned.

Special levies for strata painting, which become necessary when the capital works fund is inadequate to meet the cost of an approved painting programme, are a significant and often contentious event in a strata scheme's governance. Under the Strata Schemes Management Act, a special levy requires a resolution at a general meeting of the owners corporation, with the levy amount and payment schedule proposed by the strata committee or manager and approved by lot owners. Avoiding special levies through adequate capital works fund planning is consistently preferable for all stakeholders, and the cost of a realistic building condition assessment and capital works fund review is negligible relative to the governance disruption and lot owner relations impact of a significant special levy for an underfunded painting programme.

The Owners Corporation Engagement Process for Strata Painting

Strata painting programmes in NSW typically follow a procurement process that differs from residential or commercial painting engagements in several important respects. The owners corporation, through its strata committee and strata manager, manages the procurement process rather than an individual property owner. The process typically begins with a building condition assessment and scope development, moves through a formal tender or quotation process with multiple painters, presents the preferred proposal to the strata committee or general meeting for approval, and then moves to contract execution and project management under the strata manager's oversight.

NSW Fair Trading provides consumer protection guidance for owners corporations engaging contractors under the Strata Schemes Management Act, and lot owners who believe the owners corporation has failed to fulfil its maintenance obligations including allowing common property to fall into disrepair through failure to commission necessary painting maintenance have access to dispute resolution pathways. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, specifically its Consumer and Commercial Division, hears strata disputes including disputes about owners corporation maintenance obligations, and NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal provides guidance on the applicable processes for strata disputes. Individual lot owners who wish to undertake improvements to their own lot's internal surfaces must confirm the scope of their lot's painted boundaries from the strata plan and obtain any required owners corporation approval before commencing any work that may affect common property.

Strata managers play a central role in coordinating strata painting programmes, typically managing the tender process, evaluating quotes, presenting recommendations to the committee, administering the contract during the painting programme, and managing the defects liability period after completion. A strata manager with strong experience in building maintenance procurement provides genuine value in this process, and their familiarity with contractors who have demonstrated performance on comparable strata buildings is a legitimate and useful input to the contractor selection process. Strata managers in NSW are licensed under the Property and Stock Agents Act 2002, also administered by NSW Fair Trading, and their licensing status can be verified through the same public register used for painting contractor licences.

SafeWork NSW Compliance in Occupied Strata Buildings

Working in an occupied strata building presents specific workplace health and safety challenges that distinguish strata painting from most other painting contexts. Residents of the building, including children, elderly people, and people with disabilities, are present in corridors, lobby areas, and the building surrounds throughout the working day and may be passing through work areas at any time. The obligation to protect these building occupants from exposure to paint fumes, from the physical hazards of painting equipment and materials, and from disruption to their normal access and amenity requires specific controls that a painter experienced in strata work will manage as a matter of routine.

Paint fume management in occupied strata corridors and common areas requires product selection and ventilation provisions that minimise occupant exposure to volatile organic compounds during and after painting. Low-VOC paint formulations have become the standard specification for strata common area painting in NSW, and many owners corporations and strata managers now specifically require low-VOC or zero-VOC products in their painting specifications. These products cost marginally more than standard formulations but substantially reduce the fume levels that residents experience and the time required before common areas can safely be reopened after painting.

Noise management is a significant compliance consideration for strata painting, particularly in buildings with active by-laws restricting building works hours. Many NSW strata schemes have by-laws specifying that building work including noisy preparation activities cannot be performed before 8:00 AM or after 5:00 PM on weekdays, and with further restrictions on weekends. Power tool use including power sanding and high-pressure washing is typically subject to these by-law restrictions. Painters working in strata buildings must confirm the applicable noise restrictions before commencing any preparation work and schedule their activities accordingly, which may require more complex project sequencing than an equivalent residential project where the painter has full day access.

Insurance Requirements for NSW Strata Painting Contractors

Insurance requirements for strata painting contractors in NSW are substantially higher than for residential painting work, reflecting the multi-owner nature of strata title and the financial exposure of the owners corporation if a contractor causes damage to the building or injury to a resident during the painting programme. Public liability insurance at a minimum of $20 million is the standard requirement for strata painting contractors in NSW, with some owners corporations and strata management firms requiring $50 million for larger or higher-risk building types. This requirement should be stated explicitly in any invitation to tender or quote request issued by a strata committee or strata manager, and confirmed through a current certificate of currency before any contractor is engaged.

Workers compensation insurance is mandatory for any strata painting contractor employing workers, and confirming this is current before work commences protects the owners corporation from workers compensation claims arising from painter injuries during the contract. Professional indemnity insurance, while not universally required for strata painting contracts, provides additional protection for any design or specification advice provided by the painting contractor as part of the scope, and is worth considering for larger or more complex strata painting programmes where product specification advice is a significant component of the contractor's role.

The owners corporation's own building insurance under the strata title insurance requirements of the Strata Schemes Management Act should be reviewed before a significant painting programme to confirm that the work being proposed falls within the parameters of the existing insurance coverage and does not create any gap in coverage during the construction period. Some strata building insurers require notification before significant maintenance works commence, and a brief conversation with the strata scheme's insurer or insurance broker before the painting programme begins is a sound precautionary step for the strata manager or committee.

Asbestos in Older NSW Strata Buildings

Asbestos-containing materials in NSW strata buildings constructed before approximately 1990 present specific management obligations for owners corporations and painting contractors under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017. Commercial buildings in NSW, which includes strata title apartment buildings, are required under the WHS Regulation to maintain an asbestos register identifying the location, type, and condition of all known or suspected asbestos-containing materials in the building. This register must be provided to contractors before they commence work in the building, and painting contractors must review and acknowledge the register before commencing any painting preparation that could disturb identified materials.

Common asbestos-containing materials in older NSW strata buildings include textured ceiling coatings in common corridors and stairwells, fibrous cement eaves lining boards in covered walkways and carport areas, fire-resistant lagging around structural steel elements, floor tile adhesives in older lobbies, and some vinyl floor tile products. Any of these materials encountered during a strata painting preparation programme must be managed in accordance with the applicable WHS Regulation provisions, which means not disturbing confirmed asbestos-containing materials without licensed asbestos removal management. The owners corporation, as the PCBU controlling the building, has an obligation to ensure the asbestos register is current and accurate, and to make it available to contractors before work commences. SafeWork NSW provides detailed current guidance on asbestos management obligations for commercial buildings including strata-titled residential buildings in NSW.

Lot Owner Painting Rights in NSW Strata Schemes

Individual lot owners in NSW strata schemes have the right to paint the interior surfaces of their own lot that fall within the lot's boundaries as defined by the strata plan, without requiring owners corporation approval, provided the work does not affect common property and does not create unreasonable noise or disruption during building works hours specified in the by-laws. The painted internal walls, ceilings, and trim of an apartment or townhouse lot are the lot owner's maintenance responsibility and their choice of colour and product is not subject to owners corporation approval in most schemes.

Where lot owners wish to undertake work that affects the exterior of their lot's boundaries, including repainting balcony surfaces that may be classified as either lot or common property depending on the specific strata plan, or painting external door surfaces that form part of the building facade, owners corporation approval is typically required before the work proceeds. By-laws in many NSW strata schemes specifically regulate alterations to common property appearance including colour changes visible from outside the building, and a lot owner who paints an external door or balcony surface in a colour that conflicts with the building's common colour scheme may be required to repaint at their own cost regardless of the quality or permanence of the work already done.

The boundary between lot responsibility and common property responsibility for painting is one of the most common sources of disputes in NSW strata schemes, and understanding the specific boundary in the relevant strata plan before commencing any painting work that might affect the boundary is the appropriate first step. The strata manager should be the first point of contact for any lot owner with questions about painting scope and approval requirements, and in cases of genuine dispute, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine strata disputes about maintenance obligations and lot and common property boundaries.

Sydney Metro Strata Painting Pricing Variations

Sydney's strata painting market is large, mature, and highly specialised, with dedicated strata painting contractors operating at all scales from boutique operators serving small residential complexes to large commercial painting businesses with dedicated strata teams managing multi-building maintenance programmes for major strata management firms. Pricing across the Sydney metropolitan area reflects the same geographic patterns as other painting services, with inner-city and eastern suburbs buildings attracting higher rates driven by access complexity, heritage considerations in some buildings, and the premium service expectations of owners corporations in those markets.

High-density apartment districts including the CBD fringe, Pyrmont, Green Square, Zetland, Wolli Creek, and the inner west are home to some of Sydney's newest and largest strata buildings, and the painting maintenance programmes for these buildings involve large-scale programmes managed by professional strata management firms with established contractor panels. Eastern suburbs strata buildings, particularly those in the prestige residential market along the harbour and eastern coastline, command premium rates reflecting the building values, the expectations of lot owners, and in many cases the complexity of heritage facades or architecturally distinctive building envelopes that require specialist preparation approaches.

Western Sydney's large strata housing market, concentrated in medium-density townhouse and villa complexes across suburbs from Parramatta to Penrith and Blacktown to Campbelltown, represents the largest volume of strata painting work by number of buildings in NSW. These are predominantly three to four storey residential strata complexes with straightforward rendered or brick veneer facades and standard common areas, and the competitive local painting market serves them at rates consistently below the inner-city premium range.

Regional NSW Strata Painting Costs

Regional NSW strata painting costs follow the general pricing pattern of other painting services, typically running 10 to 20 percent below Sydney equivalents in established regional centres. Newcastle and the Hunter Valley have a significant and growing strata housing market, driven by medium-density development in the inner city and surrounding areas, and the local strata painting market is well-developed with experienced operators across both residential and commercial strata building types. Products from the Dulux AcraTex range for facade work and Dulux Wash and Wear Plus for common area interiors are the dominant specifications in regional NSW strata work, as they are in Sydney, because their documented performance in Australian conditions makes them the low-risk choice for owners corporations whose capital works fund must support the full repaint cycle. Taubmans All Weather Exterior is a strong alternative for rendered strata facades in regional markets. Wollongong and the Illawarra similarly have a substantial strata housing stock and competitive local contractor availability.

Coastal regional centres including the Central Coast, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, and Ballina have strong strata painting demand driven by the prevalence of holiday apartment complexes and permanent residential strata developments in those markets. Coastal strata buildings face the same salt-air accelerated maintenance requirements described in the exterior painting guides, and owners corporations in these coastal locations should factor shorter painting maintenance cycles into their capital works fund plans compared to equivalent inland buildings.

What to Look For in Strata Painting Quotes

A quality strata painting quote for an owners corporation in NSW provides considerably more detail than a standard residential painting proposal. It should specify the exact scope including every common area space covered, the surface area of each elevation of the external facade, the access method proposed for upper levels with confirmation of SafeWork NSW compliance provisions, the specific products to be used at each stage including VOC levels for occupied building work, the proposed scheduling including after-hours provisions and the applicable penalty rate structure, the public liability and workers compensation insurance coverage, and the total price inclusive of GST. Any surfaces excluded from the scope should be explicitly noted.

For strata committees and strata managers evaluating competing proposals, the insurance documentation review is as important as the price comparison. Request current certificates of currency for public liability at the minimum level required by the scheme's insurance standards, and for workers compensation. Verify that the contractor holds a current contractor licence under the Home Building Act 1989 through NSW Fair Trading for any painting work in residential or mixed-use strata buildings that meets the relevant threshold. Where a strata painting contract has a total value above $20,000 (including GST), home warranty insurance under the NSW Home Building Compensation Fund is required before work commences, protecting the owners corporation if the contractor becomes insolvent or fails to complete the work. Request written evidence of home warranty insurance for qualifying contracts and confirm its currency before authorising the painter to begin. For rope access facade painting, request evidence of IRATA certification for all operatives proposed for the project. Ask the contractor to confirm their approach to the scheme's asbestos register and how they intend to manage any identified asbestos-containing materials in the work areas. Use Service NSW to access contractor verification tools and relevant government resources.

The defects liability period after strata painting completion is an important contractual consideration that should be defined in the painting contract before work commences. A standard defects liability period of six to twelve months after completion of a strata painting programme allows the owners corporation to identify any workmanship defects that emerge during the first maintenance period and require the contractor to remedy them at no additional cost. The contractor's approach to defects liability and the process for notifying and addressing defects should be confirmed in writing as part of the contract rather than assumed to be covered by general statutory warranty provisions. Technical standards for strata painting in NSW are established through Standards Australia publications including AS 2311, which defines the preparation and application requirements underpinning quality outcomes for both common area and facade painting work.

Red Flags When Comparing Strata Painting Quotes

A strata painting quote that does not specify public liability insurance coverage at an adequate level is an immediate concern. For residential strata painting in NSW, $10 million is the minimum acceptable public liability level in most contexts, and $20 million is standard for any building above boutique scale. A contractor who proposes only $5 million or who cannot provide a current certificate of currency on request is not appropriately insured for strata work, and engaging them creates financial exposure for the owners corporation if a liability event occurs during the painting programme. Insurance adequacy should be verified before any other aspect of the proposal is evaluated.

A quote for occupied strata building painting that proposes standard business-hours daytime work in corridors and common areas without acknowledging resident access and noise management is not reflecting the operational reality of working in an occupied building. Residents move through common areas at all hours, and painting that treats an occupied residential building as if it were an empty warehouse creates legitimate complaints and potential safety concerns. Ask specifically how the painter will manage resident access through corridors and lobbies during painting work, how wet surfaces will be signposted and protected, and how preparation activities will be scheduled to comply with the building's by-law noise restrictions.

Quotes for older NSW strata buildings that make no reference to the asbestos register or to the asbestos status of the work areas are a gap that should be addressed before work commences. As described in the asbestos section above, older strata buildings may contain asbestos-containing materials in common area ceilings, eaves, and other surfaces that a painter may disturb during preparation. The contractor's acknowledgment of the asbestos register, their confirmation that they have reviewed it, and their approach to managing any identified materials are standard elements of a competent strata painting tender response for any pre-1990 NSW building. Their absence from a proposal is a professional gap worth addressing directly before any contract is awarded.

Getting the Best Value from NSW Strata Painters

Strata painting programmes managed well deliver durable maintenance outcomes that protect the building fabric, maintain property values for all lot owners, and fulfil the owners corporation's legal maintenance obligations under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. Getting those outcomes consistently requires experienced strata painters who understand the specific compliance and operational context of working in occupied multi-owner buildings, adequate procurement processes that specify the scope and compliance requirements clearly, and capital works fund planning that ensures the scheme is financially prepared for painting maintenance at the appropriate intervals.

The Quote Yard connects strata committees and strata managers with licensed NSW strata painters for buildings of all sizes across all regions of the state. For strata buildings with specific surface type considerations, our surface-specific guides provide the technical context applicable to facade painting across different building types: our render painting cost guide, brick painting cost guide, and weatherboard painting cost guide each cover distinct preparation requirements and product considerations. For strata buildings where the roof is also due for maintenance as part of the capital works programme, our roof painting cost guide covers the roof-specific requirements and SafeWork NSW height safety obligations. For strata complexes with common area garden fencing or boundary fencing forming part of the common property maintenance, our fence painting cost guide covers timber and Colorbond fencing systems. For strata schemes with shared decking in courtyard or common areas, our deck staining cost guide covers the outdoor timber maintenance relevant for common property decks. For strata buildings that also include commercial tenancies requiring interior painting as part of a combined maintenance programme, our commercial painting cost guide covers the after-hours scheduling and SafeWork NSW compliance requirements for commercial painting in occupied buildings. For common area interior painting in strata buildings including corridor doors, skirting boards, and architraves, our door and trim painting cost guide covers the trim product specifications appropriate for high-traffic common areas. For common area ceiling painting including the asbestos management obligations in older strata buildings, our ceiling painting cost guide covers the applicable NATA testing and SafeWork NSW requirements. For common area interior walls and ceilings, our interior painting cost guide covers the applicable product standards and preparation requirements in residential interior contexts that apply equally to strata common areas.