Renovations: cosmetic, minor and major
Painting inside your unit needs no approval. New flooring needs approval. Structural or waterproofing work needs a special resolution.
What to know
- Cosmetic (no approval): hooks, nails and screws, handrails, blinds and curtains, built-in wardrobes, interior painting, filling minor holes, laying carpet.
- Minor (approval by ordinary resolution, or by the committee if a by-law allows): kitchen work, internal non-structural walls, recessed lights, hard flooring, wiring, reverse-cycle air conditioning, double glazing and similar. Provide plans, dates and times, tradesperson details, and an acoustic certificate for hard flooring.
- Major (special resolution at a general meeting): structural walls, bathroom renovations, waterproofing, changes to the outside or ceiling, work needing council approval. 14 days' written notice describing structural changes.
- If a committee doesn't refuse a minor renovation within 3 months, it is taken to be approved. A refusal must give written reasons.
- Work done without approval may have to be undone at the owner's cost.