Trades


The information below is included to assist residents who may wish to engage trades people to carry out work for their apartments.  

This list of people or firms are recommendations from individual owners who have used their services, and is not an endorsement by BYFAS Owners Corporation of their services. If you have a recommendation which you'd like to make, please contact us.                             
Before engaging a contractor, you should ensure they have a Certificate of Insurance to cover any loss or damage that may occur to the BYFAS building and our common areas.  The OC C'tee may seek compensation for any such damage through the owner who engaged the offending contractor.

Clause 15 of the BYFAS OC Rules on Building Works gives details of other requirements before building works are undertaken. (click here)

Building Works (work on apartments) - used by 2 owners
Electrician          (general purpose electrical work, also LED replacement of halogens)
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LED lighting (free LED's to replace non dimmable downlights) (this company has replaced halogen globes with LEDS  in several apartments at BYFAS - free for fixed downlights, small cost to replace transformers or for dimmable LEDS)

'Whitegood' Appliance Repairs and Servicing.
Audi-Visual     [Both of these firms have a long association with our building, either through having originally installed the AV equipment into our apartments, or employing technicians who did so.]
                                                                
Plumber
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 ​Locksmith
Safes & Security Cabinets
  • Safes Galore,   Phone 1300 913 481.   www.safesgalore.com.au

General building services.
  • Fix It Pro Home Improvements.  Phone 0413 743 439.  Owner is Igor, a carpenter, but he provides other tradespeople as required.  Email:  fixitpro@outlook.com.

Air Conditioner service:
[Owners, please remember that the condenser unit for your apartment needs regular servicing, which is is not an OC responsibility. If it has not been regularly serviced, an insurance claim may be disallowed.]
Painter
Security alarm
Glass
CBUS Home Automation System
Nearby hardware, plumbing and timber stores
  • Abbotsford Tools and Trade Tools, 258-260 Johnston St, Abbotsford  9419 5898 (including key cutting)
  • Bunnings, Collingwood 179-201 Victoria Parade, Collingwood  9281 2900
  • Martins Mitre, 10 38 Victoria St Richmond  9428 6647
  • DeMar H Hardware Timber and Building Supplies, 420 Hoddle St Clifton Hill  9481 3200
  • Reece Plumbing, 248A Hoddle St, Abbotsford  8417 9200
  • Provans Home Timber and Hardware, 457 Hoddle St Clifton Hill  9489 8 255

Building Works and Contractors.

An Owner or Resident should …

• Ensure that the contractor holds a current Certificate of Insurance when engaging them to come on site. This is necessary to protect interests of both the owner and BYFAS in the event of damage being caused to the apartment or common areas of BYFAS.

•  Not cause, or allow to be caused, any damage to either the common property or the private property of other residents; and shall reimburse the OC for all reasonable repair and cleaning costs it incurs resulting from that damage.
•  Ensure that all non-emergency works are undertaken in a way and at times which minimise to a reasonable level any nuisance, disturbance or inconvenience to other residents.

•  Not allow contractor building materials to be stored in the common areas within the building or at either entrance to it.

•  Remember that bins are provided for domestic waste only. Trade waste from work done in apartments is to be removed by the contractor - NOT placed in bins. Please make this requirement known to your contractors.

•  No work may be carried out which may affect the external appearance of the building, or affect the building structure, services or the fire or acoustic rating of the building without first obtaining all necessary permits from City of Yarra and notifying BYFAS OC.

Refer also to Clause 15 of the OC Rules (click here)