Find. Repair. Maintain.
On Ropes is an Auckland-based IRATA rope access contractor for facade repair, protective coatings and planned building maintenance across New Zealand.
Exterior painting and coatings
Full recoats and protective systems, applied to the manufacturer's specification and recorded coat by coat.
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Leak detection and repair
We test until we find where the water gets in, then fix that spot.
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Roof anchors and height safety
Anchors installed, load tested and re-certified every year to AS/NZS 5532 and AS/NZS 1891.4.
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Building washing and planned maintenance
Scheduled washes and checks on a calendar, with a free condition report every visit.
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Rope access for inspections and trades
IRATA-supervised access for engineers, installers and other trades who need to reach the wall.
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Harness and equipment inspection
Your team's height safety gear inspected, tagged and recorded to AS/NZS 1891.4.
Read moreWhat happens on the wall.
Every technician works on two independently anchored lines, with a supervisor on site and a rescue plan written before anyone goes over the edge.
Two lines, two anchors
A working line and a back-up line, each on its own anchor, for every technician.
Authorised by an IRATA Level 3
Rigging is inspected and the Permit to Work authorised by an IRATA Level 3 before any technician loads the ropes. Two rescue-trained technicians are on site together whenever anyone is on rope.
Straight to the defect
Technicians go to the fault, photograph it, fix it and record what was done.
Less setup. Faster starts.
Rope access gets technicians to the work area without waiting for scaffolding to be built around the building.
Access is itemised as its own line in every quote.
How a job runs.
The same four steps whether it is one leaking window or a six-building repaint.
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We look
A technician inspects the problem area, from the rope or the ground, and photographs what they find.
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You get a written quote
What failed, why, and an itemised price you can compare line by line.
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We do the work
Safety plan issued first. Supervised crew, daily photos, and any change agreed in writing before it happens.
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You get the records
Before and after photos, product and batch records, test certificates and warranties in one pack.
Every wash includes a free condition check.
Our technicians spend the whole job an arm's length from your facade. So they look, photograph and report what they see, at no extra cost.
A visual check of the walls we access, recorded with photographs.
A photo register of what was found, where it is, and whether it needs fixing now, at the next visit, or just watching.
A structural or engineering report. If something needs an engineer, we tell you.
Recent projects.
Towers, terraces, retirement villages and retail, across New Zealand.
Industrial building, waterproof coating system
Full exterior waterproof coating applied by rope access, with the facility operating throughout.
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Auckland apartment building, control joint resealing
Failed control joints between precast panels cut out, cleaned, primed and resealed from ropes, with residents in the building throughout.
Summary only. Ask us for the full write-up.
High Street, anchor inspection
Every anchor across three rooftops load tested and certified, with the register handed over.
The people who quote your job are the people who do it.
On Ropes is led by Borche "Boro" Srbinovski, IRATA Level 3, who still works on the rope. Every technician holds a current IRATA certificate, reassessed regularly.
Certified, insured, on the record.
Everything your health and safety team needs to sign us on, ready before you ask.
IMPAC Prequal
Independent health and safety assessment, renewed every year.
Assessed
Vertical Horizonz
Working at heights training across the crew.
Training partner
ECIA accredited
Accredited member of the Exterior Cleaning Industry Association.
Accredited
Auckland Business Awards
Finalist, Best Emerging Business, 2024.
FinalistOn Ropes Operations Handbook 2026
How we work, how we stay safe, and how we would get someone down in an emergency. Written for property and facility managers.
From the rope, on the job.
Footage from recent jobs across Auckland, shot by the crew.
Tell us about your building.
Send the address and what you are seeing. We will come and look, then send a clear, itemised quote.