When your building sits directly across the road from the beach at Alexandra Headland, the elements don’t give it a day off. Salt-laden air, intense UV, and the constant cycle of Queensland heat and humidity work on a building’s exterior year-round — and eventually, the paint system protecting it needs to be replaced.

That’s exactly where Breeze Mooloolaba is today. Alltech Coatings kicked off a full external repaint of the iconic 10-storey residential tower in Mooloolaba in July 2026 — a project that will clock up more than 1,600 hours of work over approximately 10 weeks. This is the first in a series of progress updates as the job unfolds.

Rope access painter abseiling down the curved facade of Breeze Mooloolaba at Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast — Early days on site — the curved facade of Breeze Mooloolaba presents a unique access challenge that rope access handles with ease.

The Building — and Why It Needed Attention Now

Breeze Mooloolaba has served Alexandra Headland for years as one of the street’s most recognisable residential towers. Its curved white facade, sweeping balconies, and prime beachside location make it a standout — but that coastal position comes at a cost.

The body corporate, advised by independent project superintendents ASQ (Active Strata Qld), identified a growing list of concerns: ageing paint losing its protective qualities, cracks forming in the render, failing mastic joints on the balconies, and various remedial issues that would be expected given the age and coastal exposure of the building. Left unaddressed, these aren’t cosmetic issues — they’re water ingress risks. Moisture finding its way into the substrate through cracks and degraded joints accelerates structural deterioration and can become an expensive problem very quickly.

ASQ ran the tender process, assessed the submissions, and recommended Alltech Coatings to the body corporate. Work started in July 2026.

What the Scope Actually Involves — It’s More Than Just Paint

A full external repaint on a building like this is never just rolling paint over the existing surface. Before a single drop of Dulux Acratex Acraskin goes on, there’s a significant amount of remedial work to complete.

The full scope covers:

Rust spot treatment — located, treated, and repaired as expected given the building’s age and coastal position
Crack repairs throughout — all cracking in the render filled and prepared before coating
Full mastic joint replacement on every balcony — old, hardened, or cracked sealant stripped and replaced with new flexible mastic, so water can no longer seep into the substrate when balcony tiles are wet
Full external repaint — the entire facade, soffits, balcony walls, and parapets coated with Dulux Acratex Acraskin membrane

Stepped render crack on the facade of Breeze Mooloolaba — one of hundreds identified for repair during Alltech's high rise painting project on the Sunshine Coast — Stepped cracking in the render — a common finding on coastal high rise buildings of this age. All cracks are repaired before recoating.

Concrete spalling and render delamination on the facade of Breeze Mooloolaba — remedial damage typical of coastal high rise buildings on the Sunshine Coast — Render delamination and spalling — the result of years of coastal exposure. Alltech’s remedial team addresses every defect before the new coating system goes on.

Why Dulux Acratex Acraskin — Not Just Any Paint

For a building in this location, the paint system matters enormously. Alltech specified Dulux Acratex Acraskin — a high-build, flexible elastomeric membrane coating designed specifically for external masonry in demanding environments.

Acraskin’s key advantage in a coastal setting is its ability to bridge hairline cracks as they move with the building’s natural thermal expansion and contraction. It forms a thick, continuous membrane over the substrate rather than a thin decorative film — meaning it’s actively keeping water out, not just covering the surface. For a building directly opposite the beach at Alexandra Headland, that level of protection isn’t optional.

How We Access a 10-Storey Building — Rope Access and Selective Scaffolding

Getting a team of painters safely to every part of a 10-storey facade without closing the street or disrupting residents is one of the core challenges of high rise painting on the Sunshine Coast. Our answer is rope access — and it’s what Alltech has built its entire operation around.

All four crew members are IRATA-certified rope access technicians, able to work at height across the curved facade efficiently and safely. For the majority of the building, ropes are deployed from purpose-built anchor systems on the roof, allowing the team to traverse every surface without fixed scaffolding.

The one exception: the east facade features double-height balcony soffits — tall enough that rope access alone can’t reach efficiently. On every second east-facing balcony, small scaffold frames are erected to allow the team to properly prepare and coat those overhead surfaces.

Two Alltech Coatings rope access technicians suspended on ropes on the Breeze Mooloolaba facade — high rise painting project, Sunshine Coast — Two of the team on ropes simultaneously — the efficiency of rope access means the job keeps moving across multiple faces of the building at once.

Alltech Coatings rope access technician working on the curved white facade of Breeze Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland — Sunshine Coast high rise painting specialists — The full building perspective — 10 storeys, rope access technicians working the facade under Queensland winter conditions.

Balcony by Balcony — The Mastic Joint Replacement

One of the most important — and least visible — parts of this project is the full replacement of all mastic joints on the balconies. Mastic is the flexible sealant applied around the perimeter of balcony tiled areas, where tiles meet the wall. Over time it hardens, cracks, and separates. When that happens, water from rain or a wet balcony finds a path directly into the substrate.

On a building this close to the ocean, that’s not a slow process. Salt water is particularly aggressive on concrete and steel, and water ingress at this level can trigger concrete spalling — the expansion of corroding reinforcement steel that physically pushes the concrete apart from the inside.

Every balcony at Breeze Mooloolaba is being fully masked, prepped, and resealed as part of this project.

Balcony preparation and masking at Breeze Mooloolaba, Mooloolaba — plastic sheeting and tape protecting surfaces ahead of mastic joint replacement and high rise painting work — Balcony preparation in progress — full masking before mastic joint replacement and repainting. Every balcony on the building is getting the same treatment.

The Team

This project is being run by a four-man crew of qualified rope access technicians. Josh and Leo — two of the crew who have been on the tools since day one — are two of the reasons Alltech consistently delivers on jobs of this scale. Four technicians, 1,600 person-hours, and a building that demands quality at every level.

Alltech Coatings team members Josh and Leo on site at Breeze Mooloolaba, Mooloolaba — high rise painting specialists on the Sunshine Coast — Josh and Leo on site at Breeze Mooloolaba — two of the four-person Alltech rope access crew tackling the 10-week project.

At 1,600 person-hours, this is a substantial commitment of skilled labour. Every technician on this job is dual-qualified as both a rope access operator and a painter — which is what makes the work both safe and efficient on a building like this.

Follow the Project

We’re one week in. Remedial works are well underway and the team is moving through the building systematically — remediate, prep, prime, coat. Over the coming weeks, we’ll post progress updates as the Acraskin goes on and the facade begins to transform.

If you’re on a body corporate committee, a strata manager, or a building owner with a high rise or multi-storey property on the Sunshine Coast, this project is a good example of what a properly scoped and properly executed exterior repaint looks like.

Start with a free Building Health Diagnosis — we’ll assess your building’s condition and give you a clear picture of what it needs before you commit to anything. Or get in touch directly to discuss your project.

Two rope access painters working simultaneously on the Breeze Mooloolaba facade — high rise painting project, Sunshine Coast — The curved facade of Breeze Mooloolaba — a beautiful building that demands a specialist approach to painting and maintenance.

Alltech Coatings is a Queensland-based specialist in high rise painting, rope access painting, and remedial facade works. Servicing the Gold Coast to Rockhampton. Contact us for a fixed-price quote on your strata or commercial building.

High Rise Painting on the Sunshine Coast: Inside the Breeze Mooloolaba Full External Repaint