When looking to engage a painting company for your strata building, it’s crucial to follow a thorough checklist to ensure a successful project.
Our friends over at Premier Painting have created a comprehensive checklist to guide you throughout the process and ensure a high-quality job. Here are some essential considerations and steps to guide you:
1. Your reasons for painting
- Involve the Owners’ Corporation members: Start by engaging as many members of the Owners’ Corporation as possible to determine the primary reason for painting. This collaborative approach helps in understanding their needs and expectations.
- Determine painting needs: Consider the specific reasons for painting, which could include refreshing the building’s appearance, changing colours, making repairs, undertaking complete renovations, protecting the building or performing annual maintenance.
2. Deciding on who to call for scope of works and product specifications
- Assess project requirements: Understand the project requirements and any risks to understand the full scope of your project. This helps in identifying the specific needs and risks associated with the painting job.
3. Considerations in sourcing a reputable painting company
- Experience and specialisation: Look for painting companies that are established and experienced in the strata industry. Ensure that they are specialists for the specific project requirements.
- Check reputable sources: Utilise resources like the SCA Trades Directory website to find a list of relevant and reputable painters who meet your criteria.
4. Things to look out for
- Quality of paint: Avoid using cheap brands of paint that might compromise the quality and longevity of the work.
- Project schedule hold points: Confirm that there are hold points on the project schedule to ensure quality checks at various stages.
- Detailed cost schedule: Ensure you receive a detailed schedule of costs, including any subcontractors involved, to avoid unexpected expenses.
5. Quality assurance
- Engage a technical consultant: Ensure the selected painting company engages a technical consultant to oversee the project.
- Site visits and monitoring: The technical consultant should visit the site at the times identified by your painter to monitor preparation and hold points.
- Document inspections: All inspections should be documented with minutes and photographic records of the works.
- Paint manual: At the completion of the project, ensure a paint manual is prepared by the technical consultant.
6. Choosing colours
- Hire a colour consultant: Engage a professional Colour Consultant to suggest two different colour schemes.
- Committee approval: Have the committee vote and agree on one of the suggested options. Ensure the final schedule is signed off by the Body Corporate before the commencement of works.
- Apply paint samples: Make sure paint samples are applied to address any colour issues or concerns before full-scale application.
7. Compliance
Before the works commence, ensure you have copies of the following documents from the selected painting company:
- License
- Public Liability Insurance
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Home Building Compensation Scheme (for jobs over $20,000)
- Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) along with a Risk Assessment
- Signed Contract (preferably SCA Strata Works Agreement)
By following this comprehensive checklist, you can ensure that your painting project for the strata building is conducted smoothly, efficiently and to the highest standards.
Premier Painting is a leader in painting services since 1997 with the experience and qualifications to manage complete end to end painting and maintenance services for Strata Owners. Award winning and accredited, our services are highly regarded for Strata Projects of all scopes.
