Strata Painting Melbourne | Body Corporate Painting
Family-owned · In the trade since 1987 · Master Painters member · No subcontractors
Strata painting services for owner corporations, apartment complexes and managed properties across South East Melbourne.
Strata and body corporate painting that works within your building’s processes — not around them.
Melbourne Renovation Experts provides strata painting and body corporate painting services across South East Melbourne — common areas, lobbies, stairwells, corridors, car parks and exterior surfaces for apartment complexes and managed properties. We work within owners corporation approval processes, coordinate with facility managers and schedule work to minimise disruption to residents and tenants.
All strata work is carried out by our own team — no subcontractors. The same team that inspects and quotes your building carries out the work. Written fixed-price quotes are provided in a format suitable for owners corporation committee approval and strata manager records.
Family-owned and operated, with members in the trade since 1987. Based in Glen Waverley, servicing owners corporations and body corporate properties across South East Melbourne.
Based in Glen Waverley
In the trade since 1987
Master Painters Association Member
Fully insured
Police & Working with Children checked
No subcontractors
Strata Painting Scope — What We Cover
We carry out strata and body corporate painting work across the full range of common property areas. Every job is scoped on-site and quoted in writing before work commences.
Internal Common Areas
Lobbies, reception areas, corridors, hallways and internal common spaces — walls, ceilings, trims and doors. Painted to a standard consistent with the building’s presentation requirements.
Stairwells
Multi-level stairwell painting with appropriate access and safety management. Staging planned to maintain safe access for residents at all times.
External Facades & Common Exteriors
External common area painting including rendered facades, painted masonry, eaves, soffits and external corridors — properly prepared and coated to protect against Melbourne weather conditions.
Balustrades, Handrails & Feature Elements
Feature walls, balustrades, handrails, entry features and decorative elements within common property — surface preparation and appropriate topcoat specified for each substrate type.
Car Parks & Basement Areas
Basement and open car park painting including walls, columns, line marking touch-ups and floor areas where specified. Epoxy coatings for car park floors available.
Maintenance Painting Programs
Scheduled maintenance painting for ongoing body corporate property maintenance — assessed on-site, scoped per cycle, quoted in writing for OC budget planning.
For commercial tenancies, offices, retail spaces and managed properties that fall outside the strata common area scope, see our commercial painting service for details. For related painting and repair services, view our full painting services page.
Working With Owners Corporations and Strata Managers
Strata and body corporate painting projects involve more stakeholders than a standard residential job — owners corporation committees, facility managers, strata managers, residents and sometimes an independent building inspector. We understand this environment and operate within it.
We provide written fixed-price quotes itemised by area and scope — in the format strata managers and OC committees need for approval processes. We don’t provide ballpark estimates or “let’s start and see” pricing. The scope is defined, the price is fixed, and any items outside the agreed scope are flagged before work starts, not after.
Where multi-stage access is required — painting per floor, per section or outside resident hours — we plan this before quoting and commit to the schedule in writing.
Preparation Is Part of the Scope
Common area surfaces in strata buildings accumulate wear, scuffs, mould in poorly ventilated stairwells, failing render patches and damaged surfaces from years of resident and tradesperson traffic. We assess these during the site inspection and include appropriate preparation in the written scope — not as variations after work starts.
Where the building requires repair work before painting — crack filling, render patching, mould treatment, damaged plaster — we include it in the same scope where it falls within our trade. You do not need to separately coordinate a plasterer before the painters can start.
How a Strata Painting Project Works
On-site inspection and scope
We inspect the building, walk all in-scope areas, assess surface conditions and preparation requirements, and identify any access or staging constraints. This takes as long as it needs to — quoting without inspecting is not how we work.
Written fixed-price quote
We produce an itemised written quote with area-by-area scope, product specification, staging plan and timeline. The quote is in a format suitable for OC committee or strata manager approval.
Staged access and execution
Work is staged per the agreed plan — by floor, by section or by time of day as required. Access to stairwells and emergency exits is planned carefully and maintained or staged in accordance with the agreed access and safety requirements. Residents are notified in advance of work in their sections.
Completion and sign-off
Upon completion of each stage and the full project, we conduct a walkthrough with the strata manager or OC representative before issuing the final invoice. Any workmanship issues identified are resolved before sign-off.
Strata Painting Costs
Strata painting costs depend on the building size, number of levels, scope of areas included, surface condition and preparation requirements. We do not provide estimate pricing for strata jobs without an on-site inspection — the variables are too significant.
What determines the cost:
- Total painted area (sqm) across all areas in scope
- Number of levels and access complexity (scaffolding, EWP)
- Surface condition — preparation requirements vary considerably between a well-maintained building and one with deferred maintenance
- Staging requirements — after-hours work or staged floor access costs more than unobstructed all-day access
- Product specification — standard acrylic vs specialist coatings for specific surfaces
The lowest-price strata quote is frequently the most expensive outcome. Strata jobs with inadequately defined preparation scope generate variations after work starts — charged against an approved budget. A written fixed-price quote that includes preparation scope is the only way to know what you’re actually committing to.
Why Owners Corporations and Strata Managers Choose Us
Written fixed-price scope, every time
Every strata quote is written, itemised and fixed-price. No ballparks, no day-rate estimates, and no unapproved variation surprises after the OC has approved a budget. The scope includes preparation — not just the painting.
No subcontractors
Your building is handled by our own team throughout. We do not sub out strata work to crews we haven’t qualified. The people who inspect and quote the job carry it out.
Experienced in strata environments
We understand access constraints, resident communication requirements, OC approval processes and the staging complexity of occupied buildings. Our team understands strata environments, access constraints, resident communication requirements, OC approval processes and the staging complexity of occupied buildings.
What Happens Next?
Request your quote
Call us or send through your details, including the suburb, property type, and the work you need quoted.
We inspect and quote properly
We inspect the property, assess the surfaces, identify preparation or repair work, and provide a clear written quote.
We complete the work and hand over
Our own team completes the preparation, repairs, painting, cleanup and final walkthrough.
Related Painting Services
Frequently Asked Questions — Strata & Body Corporate Painting
Book a Free On-Site Strata Painting Quote
Tell us about the building — location, number of levels, areas in scope and any known surface issues. We’ll arrange an on-site inspection, assess preparation requirements and provide a clear written fixed-price quote suitable for OC approval.
Helpful guide
Managing a multi-unit complex or owners’ corporation project? Read our strata painting guide to understand project logistics, compliance requirements, and what to look for in a detailed, fixed-price quote.
Main Melbourne Areas We Service
We are based in Glen Waverley and provide painting and repair-based repainting services across South East Melbourne suburbs, including:
We also service surrounding areas across South East Melbourne.
Request a Written Quote for Strata Painting OC Approval
Need Strata Painters in South East Melbourne? We inspect the property, assess the surfaces, and provide a clear, fixed-price written quote covering preparation, repairs, materials, and painting. Written scopes for strata managers, owners corporations and body corporate committees — with surface preparation, access planning and staging discussed before work begins.
Suitable for:
- apartment common areas
- townhouse complexes
- lobbies and entries
- stairwells and corridors
- basement and car park areas
- external shared surfaces
- managed residential buildings