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A lot of Westlake painting work is complex and estate work rather than standalone houses, and that changes the process more than the price. Body corporate and HOA jobs need an approved colour specification before anything starts, and approval is usually the long pole - budget several weeks for it and book the painting for the dry window afterwards, not before. Get the existing product and colour codes off the previous specification if they exist, because matching an unrecorded colour across a whole block is expensive and rarely exact.

For pricing on multi-unit work, insist on a rate per square metre - R60 to R200 all-in is the usual band - plus a per-unit breakdown so owners can see what they are levied for. Common property, boundary walls, carports and stairwells should each be separate lines. Scaffolding and access equipment on three-storey blocks is a genuine cost and belongs on the quote as its own item. For individual freestanding Westlake homes, expect R28,000 to R50,000 for a full exterior, depending on whether double-storey access is involved.

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Secure HOA or trustee colour approval before booking dates. Approval lead time, not painting time, is what usually delays these jobs
Track down the existing colour codes and product spec. Matching an unrecorded colour across a whole block is costly and seldom perfect
Demand a per-square-metre rate plus a per-unit breakdown on complex work, so the levy allocation is defensible to owners
List common property separately: stairwells, carports, boundary walls and refuse areas are routinely forgotten until they are being invoiced
Get access equipment quoted as its own line. On three-storey blocks it is a significant, and significantly variable, cost
Freestanding Westlake homes generally run R28,000 to R50,000 for a full exterior repaint
Schedule the work between October and April. Coordinating residents around a rained-off job is far worse than coordinating them once

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How should a complex painting job be priced?

Per square metre, in the R60 to R200 all-in range, with a per-unit breakdown alongside it. Trustees need to be able to show owners how the levy was allocated, and a single project figure makes that impossible.

What usually delays body corporate painting?

Colour approval, not the painting. Getting a specification signed off by trustees or an HOA takes weeks. Start that process early enough that the approved job still lands inside the dry season.

Is scaffolding a separate cost?

It should be. On a two or three-storey block, access equipment is a real line item with its own hire duration. If it is absorbed silently into a rate, an overrun becomes an argument later.

Can we match the existing colour without records?

It can be scanned and matched closely, but weathered paint has shifted from its original colour, so a match to the current wall will not match a freshly painted adjacent section. Where records exist, use them.

What does a freestanding house in Westlake cost to repaint?

R28,000 to R50,000 for a full exterior on most homes here, with double-storey access pushing toward and past the upper end.

Managing a complex or repainting a home in Westlake? Speak to Painters Tokai for a free quote structured so trustees and owners can both read it.

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