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Strata Painting Services

Maintaining your strata property’s appearance and protection is essential for long-term value. At Renaissance Solutions Painting & Carpentry, we provide customized strata painting services for condominiums, townhouses, and multi-unit buildings. Our skilled team delivers a durable, high-quality finish that enhances curb appeal and supports a well-maintained, welcoming environment for residents.

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Strata Projects: How We Run Them

You're busy. Here is what actually matters, from our own job records - not marketing copy.

ExperienceMulti-building projectsstrata, duplexes, parkades in our records
CommunicationOne contact, written schedulenotices for residents, unit by unit
Insurance$5M liability + WCBclearance letters before we start, on request
Holdback10% / 55 days honouredbuilders lien holdback at council discretion

How we run a strata job

  1. Written scope and schedule to council before mobilization; a single crew leader as your contact throughout.
  2. Resident notices before each phase - balconies, walkways, and parking are communicated, not surprised.
  3. Work phased to keep access open; daily cleanup because residents live there.
  4. Documentation council can file: products used, coats applied, warranty terms, insurance certificates.
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Deferred maintenance is a special levy in waiting

Council-deferred painting becomes envelope repair at ten times the price - and a special levy owners remember at the AGM. A painted, sealed envelope is the cheapest insurance a strata can buy. We price in tiers so councils can phase work across fiscal years instead of deferring it entirely.

What we'll tell you up front

  • Strata jobs carry lien-holdback terms (10% for 55 days) when council requires them - stated in the contract, not negotiated after.
  • Weather windows matter more on multi-building schedules; we build slack into the plan and tell you where it is.

These lines come straight from our written estimates. Contractors who don't say them up front bill you for them later.

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interior painting projects completed
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exterior painting projects completed
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carpentry & repair projects completed

What Strata Work Looks Like In Our Files

Strata jobs in our records are mostly Vancouver buildings from the West End, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale and Strathcona, plus townhouse complexes in Coquitlam: common-area repaints, unit-door casings, metal railings and lobby doors inside; trim, fascia, stucco and coach-house exteriors outside. Small strata - duplexes, four-plexes, a main house with a coach house - are as common as towers.

Common areas. Walls, baseboards and metal handrails in the foyer, stairwells and hallways; unit-door casings without the doors. Colour changes from beige to off-white are the usual request, and we say in writing that white over a dark colour may need a third coat.

Metal and doors. Railings stripped with an infrared stripper (quiet, no grinder dust in a hallway), hand-sanded, two coats of direct-to-metal paint. Damaged lobby doors and panels repaired with wood restoration putty and colour-blended rather than replaced where the door can be saved.

Exteriors. Rotting fascia found next to a unit window gets replaced and painted, not painted over. Two-stage quotes - trim first, stucco next season - are normal for a council working to a budget.

Paperwork. WorkSafeBC clearance letter and $5M liability certificate before the first day. Permits, engineering and strata approvals are the strata's, and the quote says so.

Painter on scaffold applying white paint to a tall arched wall in a strata building interior during repainting project.

Recent Work

Freshly painted condo hallway in Vancouver, BC with charcoal grey wainscoting and warm taupe upper walls, crown moulding, and wall sconce lighting.
Wide view of the completed grey wood siding repair on a Vancouver strata building corner at sunset.
Angled view of a repainted Vancouver apartment hallway showing clean paint lines along crown moulding, wall sconces, and a framed mirror.
Close-up of rotted and cracked wood siding boards exposing bare wood on a Vancouver strata building roofline.
Two Renaissance Painting crew members in branded grey t-shirts standing behind wet paint tape in a Vancouver condo hallway during a repaint.
Painter pulling green painter's tape to reveal a crisp line between charcoal wainscoting and taupe walls in a Vancouver condo hallway.
Wide view of a Vancouver underground parkade corridor showing multiple EV parking stalls being painted and stenciled.
Freshly repaired and painted grey wood siding on a strata building corner in Vancouver, BC at dusk.
Two completed EV parking stalls with green charging symbols and Electric Vehicle Parking text in a Vancouver condo parkade.

From Our Job Files

Recent strata projects, described the way they were scoped. Building names stay private.

Multi-unit common areas, 2025Foyer, stairwells, hallwaysWalls, baseboards and metal handrails prepared and painted, two coats, beige to off-white. Unit-door casings only, doors excluded. Wall repairs done first.
West End residences, 2025-26Lobby door and railingsOne elevator-lobby door and jamb replaced, damaged panels repaired with restoration putty and blended. Metal railing stripped with an infrared stripper, hand-sanded, two coats of DTM paint.
Mount Pleasant duplex with coach house, 2025Exterior in stagesStucco, soffit, wood window casings, doors, stairs and railings on both buildings, quoted as trim-first or all-at-once; rotting fascia at a unit window replaced before paint.
What the typical job looks likeOne contact, written noticesA schedule the council can post, work hours that follow the bylaws, residents told which floor or wall is next and when.

What can change the price after the quote

  • The quote is fixed and in writing for the areas the council walked with us. It moves only if the scope moves, and the council is told first.
  • Hiding: white over beige or a dark accent is quoted at two coats with a written note that a third may be needed. If the colours are chosen before the quote, the number is final.
  • Repairs uncovered during work - soft fascia, cracked plaster under a hallway wall, a door that will not take putty - are shown to the council and priced before we proceed.
  • Units or areas added by residents mid-project are priced at the quote rates and go through the council, not the resident.
  • Access: after-hours work, elevator bookings and lift or scaffold access on exteriors are quoted up front, not discovered.

Strata Painting Questions We Get From Councils

Short answers.

What do you need from the strata before starting?

A signed scope, the bylaws on work hours and noise, elevator or parkade access arrangements, and confirmation of who signs off. We supply the WorkSafeBC clearance letter and the $5M liability certificate.

How do you keep residents informed?

One contact on our side, one on the council's. Written notices for each stage go up before we move a floor or a wall, with dates and what to move away from the work.

Which products do you use in common areas?

Washable low-odour wall paint, Benjamin Moore Advance or Sherwin-Williams Pro Industrial on doors and casings, direct-to-metal paint on railings. Zero-VOC options on request for occupied hallways.

Can you quote in stages?

Yes. Trim this year, stucco or siding next, or one building at a time. Each stage is a fixed price and the later stages are re-confirmed before they start.

Do you do the carpentry too?

Yes - fascia, casings, doors, stairs and railings are repaired or replaced by our own carpenters before painting, so there is one contractor and one warranty.

How are payments handled?

One third on acceptance, one third at the halfway point, the balance on completion, invoiced to the strata. Estimates are valid for 30 days.

Strata Painting Prices

Our strata painting services are designed to provide high-quality finishes for various property types. Whether you're looking to refresh a lobby, protect aging siding, or address extensive repair needs, we deliver expert solutions to enhance your building's appearance and longevity.

Base Strata Painting

$1,600 – $2,500+

Preparation and painting for lobby or common room walls and trim. Ideal for smaller-scale projects.

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Average Strata Painting

$65K – $135K+

Preparation and painting of townhouse cedar siding that’s around 15 years old. Pricing may vary depending on the number of units, typically $1,200 – $2,000 per unit.

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High-End Strata Painting

$125K – $195K+

Extensive repairs to siding and walkways, along with painting services to restore and improve durability.

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Prices are averages and may change depending on the scope, finishes, and current condition of your home.

Who wrote this. The Renaissance crew, from our own job files. Owner Eric Goodwill is a Red Seal Painter and Decorator and has run the company since 1992. More about Eric

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