Marsfield Gardens, Sydney

This project involved a full repaint and remedial upgrade within a large strata complex comprising townhouses and multi-level walk-up apartment buildings spread across an extensive site.

The scope covered both internal and external works throughout the entire complex and included both repainting and extensive remedial repairs.

Externally, that meant addressing the eaves, fascia, gutters, gable ends, rendered walls, timber doors and frames, and balcony ceilings and slab bands. Internally, the stairwells and hallways, ceilings, walls and slab bands, unit entry doors, frames and service doors all received attention. Before painting, remedial works involved extensive timber repairs to fascia boards and structural elements, as well as render repairs to low-lying and damaged areas.

The objective was to reset the building’s maintenance cycle, repair and protect the building fabric, and improve the overall presentation of the complex.

We used a combination of scaffolding, elevated work platforms (EWPs), ladders and fall arrest systems to suit the different building types and conditions.

This allowed us to manage height variations and the overall layout of the complex, while keeping access safe and maintaining steady progress.

The project presented several key challenges, all of which were successfully overcome throughout delivery:

• The scale of the site, with multiple buildings, elevations and a large overall footprint.
• Coordination within an occupied environment that required daily planning and interaction with residents.
• Programme management across staged works to maintain steady progress.
• An evolving repair scope, with ongoing identification and management of timber and render defects.