Scope
What gets done on ropes
Window and facade cleaning on towers where a pole or a lift cannot reach the glass.
Building washing across render, precast, metal cladding and composite panel.
Facade inspections and defect reports, done close enough to touch rather than through a zoom lens.
Anchor point inspection, testing and certification, and new height safety system installation.
Painting and protective coatings on high rise render, steel and balcony ledges.
Concrete and facade repairs, sealant replacement and leak rectification.
Vertical garden and green wall maintenance on planting built into the building.
Signage, banner and lighting installation, removal and six monthly servicing.
Process
How a rope access job runs
01
Roof walk and quote
We walk the roof, check what there is to rig from and whether the anchor certification is current, then price the work in technician days.
02
Documents and notice
You get the SWMS, the job specific rescue plan and our insurances before anyone arrives. Residents get a notice two weeks out where the work affects them.
03
Rig, work, derig
Ropes go up in the morning and come down the same afternoon. Nothing hangs on the building overnight and nothing takes up the footpath.
04
Report
Every job ends with photos and a written record of what was done and anything we saw on the facade while we were there.
Method
Rope access against the alternatives
Access is usually the biggest line in a high rise quote. Picking the wrong method costs more than the work itself.
Rope access
Rigged in an hour from existing roof anchors, working the same day.
Reaches recessed balconies, light wells, curved facades and underhangs nothing else can.
Nothing on the ground, nothing left hanging, no permit and no lane closure.
Cost is labour. There is no hire rate running while the crew is not on site.
Elevated work platform
Good for low rise, open ground and short jobs with clear standing room.
Needs hardstand, a traffic plan and often a road or car park closure.
Reach and slew limits mean setbacks, awnings and light wells get skipped.
Daily hire plus delivery, plus a spotter, plus the ground you take out of use.
Scaffold
The right answer for long duration work across a whole elevation, like a full recoat.
Days to put up and days to take down, on a job that often takes days to actually do.
Ties into the facade, blocks the footpath and every balcony it passes.
Usually five to ten times the cost of ropes for the same piece of work.
Photos
On the ropes
Why us
Why building managers call us back
Abseil Pro has been working Brisbane buildings since 2017. This is what that actually buys you.
Certified and insured
IRATA certified technicians on every job, supervised by a Level 3.
$20 million public liability and $10 million professional indemnity.
Work carried out to the Australian Standards for rope access and height safety.
SWMS, JSA and a job specific rescue plan in your hands before anyone arrives.
One crew, many trades
Rope access plus real trade tickets: arborist, painter and height safety installer.
Cleaning, gardening, painting, repairs and inspections from the same crew on the same ropes.
One mobilisation instead of four, which is where most of the saving actually comes from.
The same faces each visit, so nobody has to relearn your building.
It all gets documented
A free photo inspection at the end of every job, not just the big ones.
Anything we notice on the facade, flagged with a photo and a location.
Fixed prices, with variations quoted before the work rather than after it.
A fixed price with the assumptions written down, and a free on-site consult if you would rather we looked first.
FAQ
Questions building managers ask
Is rope access actually safe?
The method is built around never relying on one thing. Every technician is on two independent rope systems anchored separately, a Level 3 supervisor is on site, and every job has a written rescue plan with the equipment on the roof to carry it out. That is the standard we work to on every job, not just the big ones.
What is IRATA?
The Industrial Rope Access Trade Association, which sets the training and certification system the industry runs on. Technicians progress through Level 1, 2 and 3 with logged hours and a reassessment every three years. A Level 3 supervises the site and is the one trained to perform a rescue. Abseil Pro is run by a Level 3 and every technician on site is certified.
Does my building need anchor points?
How many technicians will be on site?
Two is the minimum, because one person on a rope with nobody to rescue them is not a job we will take. Bigger buildings run three or four so more elevations are moving at once, which shortens the time your residents are affected.
What happens if the weather turns?
Light rain is usually fine depending on the work. We stop for lightning and for sustained wind above our rope access limit, come off the building and reschedule at no cost to you. Brisbane storm season means a longer job occasionally runs over, and we build that into the programme rather than the invoice.
What does rope access cost?
A team of two is $2,400 a day plus GST, which is the unit almost every job is built from. What changes is how many days a building takes, and that comes out of the on-site consult rather than a guess over the phone.
Do you work to Australian Standards?
Yes. Rope access work follows AS/NZS 4488 and the IRATA international code of practice, and height safety systems are inspected and certified to AS/NZS 1891.4 with anchors to AS/NZS 5532. Every job goes out with a SWMS and a rescue plan, and we carry $20 million public liability and $10 million professional indemnity.
What areas do you cover?
Brisbane and south east Queensland, from the Sunshine Coast down to the Gold Coast, which is where the great majority of our work is. We travel further for portfolio clients and for buildings that are hard to get anyone else onto, including interstate. If you are not sure whether your building is in range, ask.
