Gyeonggi Province to Improve 'Self-Estimate Program' for Apartment Complex Repair Costs

Gyeonggi Province is working to improve its “self-estimate program” so users can calculate repair costs for apartment complexes using pre-stored information, without having to enter details such as the work area individually.

Currently, users must check and enter the work area, workload and other details themselves to estimate the cost of painting an apartment building’s exterior walls or waterproofing its rooftop. To make this process easier, Gyeonggi Province plans to improve the program by pre-storing information on the work areas and workloads for shared facilities at each apartment complex, including exterior walls, rooftops and parking lots, and allowing users to use that information to estimate costs.

Since April, Gyeonggi Province’s “self-estimate program” has been available through the Korea Real Estate Board’s Apartment Management Information System (K-apt), alongside the Central Apartment Management Support Center’s “online consulting” service. Since the program was linked to the information system, its average monthly access rate has increased by 96% compared with the previous level. Over the past three months, 2,206 apartment complexes nationwide have accessed the two services.

Gyeonggi Province is holding a meeting of the working-level consultative body for technical support for apartment complexes. Photo courtesy of Gyeonggi Province.

The “self-estimate program” allows users to calculate estimated costs for nine types of work at apartment complexes, including painting exterior and interior walls, painting underground parking garage floors, and installing parking barriers. For rooftop waterproofing, users enter details such as the work area, waterproofing layer thickness and floor condition, and the program automatically calculates the estimated cost, including materials, labor and expenses.

Starting in 2027, Gyeonggi Province will also launch a support program to help older apartment complexes determine the work areas required for repair projects.

On November 2, Gyeonggi Province held the third working-level meeting of the Apartment Complex Technical Support Cooperation Council in Sejong City with relevant organizations, including the Central Apartment Management Support Center, the Korea Real Estate Board and Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation, to discuss these improvement plans. At the meeting, the participants also agreed to work together on establishing a notice board within the Apartment Management Information System and expanding the types of work for which costs can be estimated.

A Gyeonggi Province official said, “Collaboration with the Apartment Management Information System has greatly improved access to the self-estimate program. We will continue working with relevant organizations to quickly build a database of work quantities and improve transparency in apartment management, thereby reducing residents’ financial burden.”

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