Property maintenance across the Eastern Suburbs
Property maintenance in the Eastern Suburbs tends to arrive in three forms. Owners with a second home in Vaucluse, Point Piper or Watsons Bay, often overseas or interstate for long stretches, need someone to keep the exterior, garden and pool in order while the house sits empty. Vendors preparing a terrace in Paddington or a family house in Bellevue Hill for sale want the facade washed, the windows cleared, the garden tidied and the driveway sealed before photography. Owners corporations in Darling Point, Double Bay and Bondi need facades, common windows, driveways and gardens kept up on a cycle. The same salt, shade and leaf litter drive all three.
Each trade involved keeps its own rules. Exterior washing and window cleaning capture their wash water and use fall controls; gardeners respect council tree permits; sealers protect stormwater drains. Any building work over the NSW licence threshold goes to a licensed contractor on a written contract, while electrical, plumbing and gas work are licensed whatever their value. A pool at a property being sold or leased needs a compliance certificate under the Swimming Pools Act 1992. In strata schemes the owners corporation approves and pays for common property work through the strata manager, so quotes go to the committee. Heritage items and conservation areas call for council advice before external changes.
Describe the property, how often you need attention, who holds the keys and whether an agent, house manager or strata manager is the contact. For a sale, give the campaign date so trades can be sequenced ahead of the photographer. Each part of the job is matched with vetted tradies active in your suburb, and every tradie sends you their own written quote for their own scope, so you can see who does what and hire one or several. Access through a key safe or a manager is easy to arrange. Homeowners and owners corporations use the matching free, and we check how each job went afterwards.
Property maintenance services
Suburbs in the Eastern Suburbs
Frequently asked questions
Allow a few weeks before photography. Washing and window cleaning come last so the house photographs clean, while driveway sealing, deck oiling and garden clean-ups need dry weather and curing time beforehand. Give the campaign date when you post the job so the tradies can quote around it.
We match each trade and you, your house manager or your agent choose the quotes; the tradies work independently rather than under a single contractor. Many owners set up recurring visits for exterior washing, gardening and pool care and hold a key with their manager so work continues while they are away.
The owners corporation, from its administrative or capital works fund, for anything that is common property: facades, roofs, external windows, driveways and shared gardens. Decisions usually go through the strata manager and committee. Individual owners pay for work inside their own lot.
The Swimming Pools Act 1992 requires a compliant barrier at all times, and a compliance certificate becomes compulsory when the property is sold or leased, including short-term letting. Owners who let the house out even occasionally should arrange the inspection early rather than at the last minute.
