What would you do with the surrounds to make sense of facade?
Just bought this unit and I can't change the facade because of body corporate but I really want to improve how this looks. Although - does anyone know what that is limited to? It is strata after all and the only by-law that relates is about not doing anything to the external that would significantly later the appearance without body corp permission.
What could be done to the gardens, front door, anything to make sense of the awful green colour which was recently painted (before my time).
Looking forward to your input. Thanks in advance.
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Brandi Nash Hicks
7 years ago
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I'm also pretty sure that if it fails to get any traction for everyone to paint, there may be a good chance that I could convince the committee to allow me to paint just my own - I read today that since it's strata, it's my walls and I can do what I want as long as it doesn't detract from the surrounds so is all I have to do is prove that it won't detract - if that's even possible with what is there - and it's a possibility.
Kat
7 years ago
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