Topic: Paint job or snow job. You decide. – FLAT CHAT

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06/03/2013 at 4:02 pm #8725 Reply | Quote
wingattack
There’s a prestigious harbour-side block of 15 apartments I know of the north-side. It’s one of those white Mirvac blocks and has been well-managed and maintained for its entire life. Love the look or hate it, it’s ‘of the period’ and as real estate agents have said, the apartments have always been ‘tightly held’ and change hands for premium prices. It has always had a unique feel about it.

Until now.

Some geniuses, and I use the term ironically, recently seized control of the Executive Committee and brow-beat interested owners at the Annual General Meeting into painting it what some call ‘apartment beige’ which is that grey, salmon, beige you see around. Very common. Really nondescript. On the journey, the ‘geniuses’ really made life hell for the sensible ones who didn’t think painting and this colour scheme in particular should occur. There was a lot of nastiness.

Get this! They had a ‘colourist’ advise them and it cost them a fortune for her advice. The paint job cost them more than $50,000 and they have sentenced their own Owners Corporation to spend this amount or more every five years of so from now on on, keeping up the paint job.

From virtually no maintenance, to fifty grand every five years or so! And the place looks ordinary. Well done, Executive Committee!
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