Strata & Body Corporate Painting in Melbourne
Owner-led, trade-qualified painting for apartment blocks, townhouses and shared complexes across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
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$10M Public Liability Insured
Family-Owned · Trading since 2000
27 Years Experience on the Tools
Strata & Body Corporate Painting
Body Corporate Painting Done Around Your Residents
Body corporate painting is not the same as a single-home repaint. You are looking after many owners, common areas that never stop being used, and residents who expect the work done with as little fuss as possible. That takes a painter who plans around people, not just walls.
ABM Painting is based in Croydon and works across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. For 27 years we have painted homes and buildings through this part of the city, so the local weather holds no surprises for us. Hot, dry summers and cool, damp winters are hard on exteriors, and shared blocks often carry years of sun and moisture wear on render, timber and metal.
Our strata and body corporate painting covers the parts that matter to owners and committees: entryways, stairwells, corridors, fences, eaves and full exterior repaints. We handle the paint and the small repairs around it under one contact, so you are not chasing three trades for one job.
Babak, the owner, is on every job from prep to final coat. You get a trade-qualified, insured painter who turns up, protects the site and keeps you informed. Before any work starts, you get a free written quote with no surprises, so your committee can make a clear decision.
The Strata Painting Headache
What Makes Body Corporate Painting Harder Than a House
Committees and managers deal with problems a normal repaint never throws up. Here are the ones we hear most.
"The last painter left the place a mess."
"Residents kept complaining about the disruption."
"The quote changed halfway through the job."
"We had to chase separate trades for the repairs."
"Nobody could tell us when it would be finished."
How We Fix It
A Painter Who Plans Around Your Building
We treat a shared block as a live site, not an empty house. That means clear scheduling, protected common areas, and one point of contact from quote to final coat. You know what is happening, when, and what it costs before we lift a brush.
- Tidy sites, every day. Paths kept clear, surfaces covered, and a proper clean-up before we leave.
- Work planned around residents. Staged access to walkways and entries, so people can still come and go.
- One written quote that holds. A fixed scope with no mid-job surprises for your committee to explain.
- Paint and repairs in one go. We sort the render cracks and timber rot as part of the job, not as a separate call-out.
- Owner-led, start to finish. Babak runs the job himself, so questions get a straight answer fast.
What's Involved
What Strata & Body Corporate Painting Covers
Shared buildings have more moving parts than a single home. Common areas cop daily traffic, exteriors take the full weight of the weather, and every owner has a stake in the result. Strata sits within our broader Commercial Painting work, so we scope the whole building, not just the easy walls, and set it out clearly before your committee signs off.
The parts we paint
- Common areas: foyers, corridors, stairwells and lift surrounds
- Building exteriors: facades, render, brick and timber
- Balconies, railings and shared fencing
- Eaves, fascias and gutters
- Car park walls, bike stores and shared laundries
- Ground-floor shopfronts in mixed-use blocks, handled alongside our Retail Shop Painting so tenants and residents get one coordinated job
How the job runs
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Site inspection
We walk the common areas and exterior, note coating failure, cracks and rot, and check access.
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Written scope and quote
You get a clear scope and fixed price, set out so your committee can approve it at a meeting.
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Resident notice
We agree a schedule and give residents advance warning of each stage before work starts.
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Prep and repairs
We patch render, treat timber, sand back failed coatings and prime, since prep is where the finish lasts or fails.
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Painting in stages
We work zone by zone, keeping corridors, entries and fire exits clear the whole time.
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Final check and clean-up
We inspect the work with you, touch up anything flagged, and leave the site tidy.
Local considerations. Buildings in Melbourne’s east face hot, dry summers and cool, damp winters. West-facing walls take heavy UV, while shaded corners and balcony soffits hold moisture. We pick coatings and prep for how each elevation actually wears, not a one-size-fits-all coat.
📝 Free written quotes. Every job starts with a free written quote, so there are no surprises for your committee.
Why ABM
Why Committees Trust Us With Their Building
Picking a painter for a shared block is a bigger call than a single home. Here is what sets us apart.
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Owner on every job
Babak runs each job himself, from prep to final coat. Your committee deals with the person doing the work, not a salesperson who disappears after the quote.
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Trade-qualified and insured
We hold a Certificate III in Painting and Decorating and carry $10 million public liability cover, which can increase for larger projects. Certificates are available for your records.
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27 years painting Melbourne's east
We have worked on homes and buildings across the eastern suburbs for 27 years. We can read how local render, timber and brick age, and what holds up.
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Paint and maintenance, one contact
Cracked render or rotten timber gets handled as part of the job, not passed to another trade. One team, one point of contact, less chasing for you.
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Tidy sites and honest quotes
Paths stay clear, surfaces stay covered, and we clean up daily. Your written quote holds, so there are no mid-job surprises to explain at the next meeting.
Local And Accountable
A Local Painter Your Owners Can Rely On
We are based in Croydon and work across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, within about a 25km reach. Ringwood, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Bayswater and the surrounding areas are our home patch, so a site visit is a short drive, not a callout fee.
Twenty-seven years painting through the east means we have a feel for the local building stock. Weatherboard, brick veneer, render and federation-era timber all age differently under Melbourne’s UV and damp winters, and we prep each for how it actually wears.
Our credentials are straightforward and on file: a Certificate III in Painting and Decorating, and $10 million public liability cover you can sight before work starts. Babak runs every job himself, so accountability sits with one named person, not a rotating crew.
- Cert III Painting & Decorating
- $10M Public Liability
- Croydon-based, local team
- 27 years on the tools
- Owner on every job
What Our Customers Say
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Common Questions
Strata & Body Corporate Painting FAQs
Who approves body corporate painting work?
The owners corporation approves major painting work, usually by a committee vote at a meeting. We give you a clear written scope and quote you can put in front of the committee, so the decision is easy to sign off.
Who pays for painting common areas?
The owners corporation pays for common property painting, normally through the capital works or administrative fund. Boundaries like balconies and railings vary by your plan of subdivision, so check what your scheme classes as common property.
How do you keep disruption down for residents?
We stage the work zone by zone and give residents advance notice before each phase. Corridors, entries and fire exits stay clear the whole time, and we clean up at the end of each day.
How often should a strata building be repainted?
Most strata exteriors need repainting every seven to ten years, though it depends on sun exposure, moisture and the last prep job. West-facing walls and balcony soffits in Melbourne’s east often wear first.
Do you carry insurance for strata work?
Yes. We hold $10 million public liability cover, which can increase for larger projects, and a certificate is available before work starts. We are also trade-qualified with a Certificate III in Painting and Decorating.
Get Started
Get a Free Quote for Your Strata Painting Project
Painting a shared building means keeping dozens of residents onside while the work happens around them. We plan the job so people can still come and go, and your committee gets a written scope with no surprises. You end up with a smart repaint and a lot less noise at the next meeting. Here is how it works.
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Tell us about the job. Share your building, the areas that need painting, and any resident access constraints.
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We visit and quote. We inspect the common areas and exterior, then give you a written scope your committee can approve.
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We book around your schedule and complete. We stage the work to suit residents, keep exits clear, and finish with a tidy site.
We paint strata and body corporate properties across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, from Croydon out to Ringwood, Lilydale and beyond. Your free written quote is the easy first step.
Our Service Area
Strata Painting Across Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs
We are based in Croydon, in the City of Maroondah, about 30km east of the Melbourne CBD. From here we reach shared buildings right across the eastern suburbs, from the Lilydale train line corridor out toward the Dandenong foothills. A short drive means a quick site visit for your committee and no long-haul travel loaded into the quote.
Suburbs we cover include
A few of the areas we cover for strata and body corporate painting. Not listed? Get in touch and ask.
- 📍Ringwood
- 📍Croydon Hills
- 📍Croydon North
- 📍Mooroolbark
- 📍Lilydale
- 📍Kilsyth
- 📍Bayswater
- 📍Chirnside Park
Not on the list? Get in touch, we cover plenty of nearby suburbs across Melbourne’s east.