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(5 hours ago)Praktica Wrote:(10 hours ago)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: In other news, we had a tech from genesis here for a couple of neighbours, they are putting in smart meters. But, once they opened the board they discovered asbestos, so now the landlords have to remediate and replace the full boards so these guys can install new meters. Palaver expected, lol...
My place has asbestos cement board soffits - very common for builds from the 1970s and earlier. The stuff is ok if you leave it alone.
That is exactly what I pointed out to my slightly horrified neighbours. They weren't aware that the underlay to their current kitchen and bathroom floor coverings also contains asbestos, so refurbs layer on top of that rather than go through the hassle of stripping out. Only to be expected in buildings this old. And I remember pulling up fibre cement boards that topped the deck in my last Taupo property, and stashing them under that deck before nailing down a zillion timber planks. By hand. It taught me how to use a hammer lol...
I did like that house, especially the kitchen. White twin ceramic sink unit, pink benchtops, glass cooktop, rimu trim, oh it was lovely that kitchen.
