Our Services
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Fire Safety Compliance
Annual fire safety certifications to ensure measures like sprinklers, fire curtains, extinguishers, emergency lighting and smoke detectors are functional.
Balustrade Replacement and Updates
Do your balustrades meet the Building Code of Australia (BCA) minimum height requirements? BST can ensure your buildings balustrades meet the current BCA codes and increase the Capital improvement for your investment by designing a balustrade solution that updates the external appearance and footprint of your building.
Waterproofing
Resolving ongoing water damage issues can affect the lifespan of your building. Many ageing residential strata buildings are requiring major remedial works due to the reactive patchworking and piecemeal approach that has been used for repairs over the years. Are you dealing with a defect or is the problem due to your ageing pipes and building, is water ingress coming from your balcony or the unit above, who is responsible? Waterproofing is a complex issue and requires specialist attention. BST focus on and work through methodical fact-based analysis to remedy your water penetration problems to provide a detailed scope of works.
Concrete Cancer (Spalling)
Concrete Cancer is often hard to correctly assess, as once works start and the layers of your building are peeled back initial spalling estimates can blow out. Having an independent Project Manager, Engineer and Superintendent can be very beneficial when dealing with variations and unknowns.
Architectural Designs and Improvements
This is where BST shines, we investigate your buildings footprint, to find opportunities where we can ensure additional capital improvement, offsetting building costs against capital growth. BST can assess updating your building façade, add value by potentially constructing new apartments above or below, re purposing common property, adding new balconies or courtyards, utilize existing roof space, and/or creating new carparking bays. All these capital improvement solutions have been successfully introduced and implemented in past projects. BST provide the required compliance declarations to detail the design, scope, and meet National Construction Code. And we can organise approvals from your Owners Corporation through to the Development Application, where necessary.
Fee Structures for your Project
There are a range of fee structures that can be used for a works project. Hourly rates, percentage based fees, fixed sum amounts, do and charge arrangements... Depending on the size of your works one structure may be more beneficial for budget than another or you may use a mix. Do you know what fee structure will benefit your project?
Tendering and Negotiating
This is one of the most complex issues an Owners Corporation will face -Taking on Strata Building works is a huge responsibility for the Owners Corporation (OC) and once you start the researching process you may very quickly find yourself going down the rabbit hole. Decisions on Builders, Building Codes, Budgets, Tenders, how much to do and what not to do, impacts of not doing something, can bring commitment phobia to the surface. And this is before the Lot Owners even get involved! BST can create tender specification documentation for builders to deliver like for like quotes, review tender submissions, short list responders, organise presentations and run Q&A sessions from builders to your Strata Committee. We’re also able to negotiate and clarify final works project with a successful tenderer.
Superintendent Services
Expert oversight for your remedial and construction projects
BST Owners Advocates provides professional Superintendent Services, acting as the crucial link between owners, contractors, consultants, and regulators throughout your building works.
We deliver technical oversight, contract administration, quality assurance, dispute resolution, and project coordination - keeping projects on track, on budget, and compliant from tender to completion.
We bridge the communication gap by translating complex technical language from engineers, architects, and contractors into clear communication for Strata Management Companies and Owners Corporations. As regulations like the Design & Building Practitioners Act and evolving fire safety requirements create new expectations, we help you navigate compliance confidently without the burden of in-house technical capacity.
Electrical Upgrades
Many older buildings are having problems with tripping when multiple appliances are running. Older switch rooms may no longer meet current codes and regulations. Have you thought about getting more power to your building from the grid to meet future demands?
Noise Reduction Solutions
Noise pollution is a growing concern amongst strata owners often effecting quality of life for many apartment dwellers. With the trend for owners to install hard flooring rather than carpets the National Construction Codes impact sound relation requirements for floors may not be adequate in some situations. BST can help you navigate through the many options available and ensure the best outcome for reducing the often-unendurable noise from units above and through party walls.
Financing your Works
Do you increase your levy and save for necessary works, do you raise a single works levy regardless of the impact of owners or do you fund your works with strata finance? What option is the best financial solution for your owners corporation? There are multiple ways to fund your works and each one may have a different benefit, particularly when you compare benefits for investor owners against those of residents.
Finishes and Colour Schemes
Using a professional designer or Architect will ensure the biggest return on investment for any works/upgrades you make to your building. Whilst your strata committee may have ‘good taste’ it doesn’t guarantee that they will make the best long-term choice for any upgrades, colour schemes or finishes.
Bathroom and Kitchen Upgrades
Are any unit owners considering renovations over $5000? Any strata work must be done safely and meet building standards, this helps reduce the risk of defects to the property in the future. To make sure all work is safe and up to standard, a registered design practitioner must prepare designs and a registered building practitioner must oversee the work. BST are qualified to provide and oversee the relevant documentation required for repairs, renovations or protective treatments to building elements within your lot.
Window and Door Replacement
It’s not as simple as it seems. Are your current windows and doors energy efficient, are they suited to your location and environment, are they correctly waterproofed to prevent water ingress? When doors and windows are removed in older buildings it’s not unusual to find that they have been subject to water and weather impacts, often leading to spalling.
Onsite Meetings and Regular Reports
Onsite meetings followed by documented works/building updates for your owners is the best way to keep your owners up to date with how works are progressing and any upcoming potential impacts on each lot. Keeping your owners updated on what’s been completed and what’s coming next, will go a long way to help ensuring a healthy relationship amongst all decision makers.
Project Management
BST can provide end-to-end project guidance, from scope assessment to contract establishment, ensuring smooth project execution and compliance.
Remediation Estimate
Our remediation estimation tool has been designed to help you understand the general cost of fixing strata issues.
It's important to understand that this is only a general estimate. For a more accurate estimate please contact us.
