Vancouver, BC

Commercial painting in Vancouver is a significant part of what Burnaby Commercial Painting Co does. Vancouver's commercial real estate market is one of the most active in Canada — office towers in the downtown core, industrial buildings in Strathcona, East Van, and South Vancouver, retail streets on Granville, Robson, and Commercial Drive, and a dense population of strata buildings across every neighbourhood from False Creek to Kerrisdale. Each sector has its own painting requirements, and most of them are more demanding than suburban markets.

Downtown Vancouver Commercial Buildings

High-rise office towers in Vancouver's downtown core and the West End typically use swing stage or rope access for exterior work — there's no room for ground-level scaffolding on a 30-storey building on Burrard or Howe Street. We work on concrete and glass curtain wall buildings, applying elastomeric coatings to concrete spandrel panels, sealing balcony and parapet conditions, and painting parkade ramps, stair cores, and service areas. Downtown buildings also have stringent access and noise bylaws that require careful scheduling and coordination with building management.

Strata and Multi-Family Painting in Vancouver

Vancouver has one of the highest strata building densities in North America. Common areas in these buildings — lobbies, corridors, amenity rooms, parkade structures — require regular repainting cycles, and property managers need a contractor who understands the strata approval process, works around residents, and uses formulations that meet the air quality requirements of occupied buildings. We provide strata painting documentation packages for council approval and can phase corridor work floor by floor to minimize occupant disruption.

Industrial Painting in East Van and Strathcona

Vancouver's industrial districts — Strathcona, East Hastings, Clark Drive, and the industrial areas east of Main Street — have a mix of older brick and masonry commercial buildings alongside newer tilt-up concrete industrial spaces. Older masonry buildings need careful prep: compatible primers for aging brick mortar, breathable coatings that don't trap moisture, and caulking approaches that don't accelerate joint deterioration. Newer tilt-up concrete buildings are more straightforward but still require the correct primer system for the smooth, dense concrete face.