Welcome to Contract Solutions Australia
As one of Melbourne’s leading high access remediation & maintenance contractors, we thrive where others can’t reach – because nothing is too high or too difficult for our technicians.
Get your free quote today – Call us on 1300 325 825 or:
Facade & External Building Services:
High-Access Services:
Structural & Safety Services:
✓ High-Access Specialists: Our rope technicians thrive in vertical environments – 50 metres, 100 metres, 300 metres? Nothing is too tall for our techs!
✓ Complete Project Management: We handle everything from permits to completion, ensuring your peace of mind
✓ Safety-First Operations: We move about confidently and professionally, even in our less-than-traditional work environment
✓ Proven Track Record: Founded in 2015, we’ve worked on towers across Melbourne’s CBD and beyond
✓ Industry Certified: IRATA-certified technicians with comprehensive insurance coverage
✓ We Do Our Best Work Hanging from a Rope: If you want to know what CSA is up to, just look up!
Project: Emergency facade remediation and safety restoration
Challenge: Architectural facade highlights had begun to delaminate from the structure, with some sections dropping 200mm. After 15 years, improper original fixings had failed, creating water damage and safety risks for residents below.
Our Solution:
Results: 4-week project completion with zero safety incidents and restored building integrity.
“CSA assessed the risk, decided to install scaffold in the immediate area and remove the highlights… CSA’s scope ensured the safety of residents and balcony areas below the work zone at all times.”
“I worked with CSA at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre construction and Technical compliance clean. Their attention to detail was first class and their supervisor’s and management were excellent.”
“CSA have proven to be highly responsive and attend to a wide variety of requirements in our business ranging from regular facility maintenance to post site exit remediation. The CSA team are professional, competitively priced, and get on with the job, so we can get on with ours.”
Nothing is too high or too difficult to reach! Trust CSA to do difficult repairs in impossible places… safely.
Strata and owners corporation buildings face maintenance challenges most residential properties don’t — shared facilities, resident safety obligations, and the compliance responsibilities that come with managing a multi-unit asset. Effective maintenance isn’t just about appearances; it’s about preserving property value, ensuring resident safety, and maintaining compliance with building standards.
Common Maintenance Challenges for Strata Properties:
Benefits of Professional Remediation Services:
Melbourne’s combustible cladding crisis has created significant challenges for strata corporations across Victoria. If your strata building was constructed between the early 2000s and 2018 with aluminium composite panel cladding, rectification presents significant safety risks to residents, insurance coverage implications, mandatory compliance requirements, major financial impacts on owners, and complex approval and funding challenges.
If your strata building has received a VBA compliance notice:
Don’t delay compliance—early action provides more options and better funding outcomes.
Insurance Considerations:
Property Value Protection:
Under Victorian building regulations, owners corporations must respond to VBA or council compliance notices within specified timeframes, maintain buildings in safe condition including external cladding, and undertake required rectification works when combustible cladding is identified.
CSA helps strata corporations meet all these obligations professionally and cost-effectively.
CSA provides initial combustible cladding assessment specifically designed for body corporate decision-making:
✓ Visual inspection identifying potential combustible cladding
✓ Material sampling and laboratory testing
✓ Fire risk assessment in owner-friendly language
✓ Cost estimates for rectification options
✓ CSV program eligibility determination
✓ AGM presentation materials included
Contact CSA today for your strata building’s combustible cladding assessment: 1300 325 825
Building emergencies are unpredictable, and they don’t wait for convenient timing. CSA provides rapid emergency response for critical issues including storm damage, water ingress and leak detection, safety hazard containment, facade element failures, and access system emergencies.
Our emergency response team is available 24/7 to protect your building and residents.
Eco-friendly materials: Biodegradable cleaning products and low-VOC coatings
Energy-efficient solutions: LED lighting upgrades and energy-saving recommendations
Water conservation: Efficient cleaning techniques and leak prevention
Waste minimisation: Responsible disposal and recycling programs
Contract Solutions Australia helps Melbourne strata corporations with building condition assessments identifying maintenance requirements and 10-year capital works planning.
For detailed cost breakdowns, sample budgets, and planning strategies, see our full 2026 Strata Building Maintenance Cost Guide.
Ready to ensure your strata property receives the professional upkeep it deserves? Contact CSA today for a comprehensive assessment and detailed quote.
Service Areas: Melbourne CBD, Greater Melbourne, and across Victoria – we’ve even dispatched crews to some of the most isolated industrial facilities in the Outback!
Founded in 2015 by Managing Director Jarrad Church and based in Cheltenham, Victoria, CSA was launched to fill a void in the building maintenance industry across Australia. We’re specialists in rope-access remediation services – and we do all of this “at height.”
Our rope technicians love to climb, rappel and scale even the most towering structures in Australia. We’re comfortable in tight spaces and we’ve worked on office and residential towers, bridges, wind turbines, sports arenas and agriculture silos.
Our Credentials:
Of course, we’ll clean the windows, but we’re also serious about concrete repairs, caulking, painting and other important building reparations. Our specialty is reaching those hard-to-reach places regardless of their location.
Contact CSA today – when you need any professional remediation & repair work done at height, we’re the strata maintenance contractors that get it done safely and professionally, in Melbourne and across Victoria—because nothing is too high or too difficult to reach!
CSA utilises multiple access methods depending on the building configuration and work requirements: rope access for targeted repairs and inspections (fastest, most cost-effective), Building Maintenance Units (BMU) for buildings with installed systems, scaffolding for extensive facade works, and elevated work platforms (EWP) for lower levels. We assess each project and recommend optimal access methods balancing cost, timeline, and work requirements.
Rope access is statistically safer than scaffolding-based work. All CSA rope technicians are IRATA-certified with extensive high-rise experience. We implement comprehensive safety protocols including exclusion zones protecting residents and pedestrians, regular equipment inspection and certification, detailed risk assessments, and emergency rescue procedures. Rope access also offers advantages of minimal resident disruption (no scaffolding blocking views), rapid setup (work begins immediately), and quiet operation compared to scaffold construction.
Yes, and CSA provides professional resident communication materials. We prepare notice templates detailing work scope and timeline, affected areas and any access requirements, noise and disruption expectations, safety protocols, emergency contact information, and parking or access restrictions if applicable. Building managers receive these materials in advance for distribution to all residents. For works requiring balcony or interior access, we coordinate individually with affected owners.
Concrete cancer (concrete spalling) occurs when reinforcement steel corrodes, expanding and cracking surrounding concrete. Our process includes comprehensive facade inspection identifying all affected areas, concrete removal exposing corroded reinforcement, steel treatment or replacement, structural engineer certification if required, concrete reinstatement with high-quality repair products, protective coating application, and colour-matched finishing. Costs typically range $300-800 per square metre. Early intervention prevents exponential cost increases—minor repairs become major structural works if delayed.
Best practice recommends comprehensive facade inspection every 3-5 years for buildings under 15 years old, every 2-3 years for older buildings or coastal locations, annually for buildings with known issues or compliance concerns, and immediately following severe weather events (storms, hail). Regular inspection detects minor issues before they escalate into expensive remediation. Many building insurers now require documented inspection programs to maintain coverage.
Yes, CSA provides 24/7 emergency response for urgent building issues including storm damage and water infiltration, facade element failures or falling hazards, glass breakage requiring immediate security, structural concerns requiring immediate assessment, and access system emergencies (BMU breakdowns). We respond to emergency calls within hours, not days. Emergency contact protocols are established with your building manager ensuring rapid response when required.
Balconies require regular maintenance including waterproofing membrane inspection (every 5-8 years), balustrade and fixing system inspection (annually), concrete surface assessment, drainage outlet clearing (annually), and sealant inspection at interfaces (every 2-3 years). Balconies are high-exposure areas subject to weathering and structural movement. Failed balcony waterproofing causes water infiltration affecting units below and structural damage to balcony substrates. Early intervention prevents expensive full balcony reconstruction.
CSA maintains comprehensive credentials including IRATA certification for all rope access technicians, ISO 9001 Quality Management certification, AS 4801 Health and Safety compliance, public liability insurance ($20 million coverage), professional indemnity insurance, workers compensation insurance, and Working at Heights Association (WAHA) membership. We provide certificates of currency to body corporates and comply with all strata insurance requirements.
Yes, CSA provides comprehensive warranties on all work completed. Warranty periods vary by work type: structural repairs and facade remediation typically carry 5-10 year warranties, painting and protective coatings 5-7 years, waterproofing systems 10-15 years, and general maintenance repairs 2-5 years. Warranties cover both materials and workmanship. Material warranties pass through from manufacturers. All warranty documentation is provided to body corporates for strata records.
All CSA works comply with current building codes and Australian Standards. Our compliance approach includes detailed planning and permit applications where required, structural engineer certification for structural works, fire engineer certification for fire-rated works, building surveyor liaison and inspections, WorkSafe compliance for high-risk work, and final certification documentation for body corporate records. We coordinate all required approvals and certifications, removing this administrative burden from your strata manager.
Timeline varies by project scope: routine facade inspections typically require 1-2 days, minor repairs and maintenance 1-3 weeks, facade cleaning programs 1-2 weeks, concrete cancer remediation 4-12 weeks depending on extent, complete facade repainting 8-16 weeks, and major remediation projects 3-12 months. We provide realistic timelines during quoting and maintain commitments. Access method significantly affects timeline—rope access projects complete faster than scaffold-dependent works.
Yes, we accommodate strata-specific scheduling requirements including holiday period scheduling when fewer residents are present, weekend work minimising weekday disruption, after-hours work for particularly sensitive areas, staged building sections maintaining partial resident amenity, seasonal scheduling avoiding extreme weather, and coordinated timing with other building works. Flexibility is essential when working on occupied strata buildings where resident satisfaction is paramount.
Yes, many strata corporations benefit from annual maintenance contracts providing scheduled inspection and maintenance visits, priority response for repairs, preferential pricing on works, simplified body corporate budgeting, documented maintenance records, and single point of contact. Annual contracts prevent maintenance deferrals, identify issues early, maintain manufacturer warranties, and demonstrate proactive management to owners and insurers. We develop custom maintenance programs fitting each building’s specific requirements and budget.
