tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post2002063648449491334..comments2023-05-15T19:52:28.454+10:00Comments on h&b: The Thing IsLBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-104178600747120852012-12-30T18:20:29.765+11:002012-12-30T18:20:29.765+11:00Holy Crap Janet!
Fark, hair standing on end .. ju...Holy Crap Janet!<br /><br />Fark, hair standing on end .. just parents wanting to chip in and do the community effort thing ... shit ...LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-43444365840805914772012-12-29T21:04:33.664+11:002012-12-29T21:04:33.664+11:00We've got asbestos cement sheeting under our e...We've got asbestos cement sheeting under our eaves and in the ceiling in the laundry toilet. It's OK we know it's there, it's in good nick so it's not causing any harm. All our neighbours have the same sheeting unless they've had it removed. However little did we know that the school (which is about the same vintage as our house) is riddled with it. Turns out that the parent working bee, power sanding walls to be painted was so not a good idea. Worksafe are now involved and there is a (possibly quite big)shit storm pending. I'm not allowed to write about it on my blog (sadly) but I'm sure it's OK to mention it on yours. <br /><br />We've decided to pay the bucks for a proper asbestos removal service and have it gone, gone, gone. I reckon if you have any cement sheeting, or anything that is not wood, brick, proper concrete, glass ie something you can recognise then it is worth getting it checked out. Just to be sure,Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229973177266678746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-10084425453484093402012-12-29T16:45:53.764+11:002012-12-29T16:45:53.764+11:00Hey Carmi!
Long time, long time .. good to see yo...Hey Carmi!<br /><br />Long time, long time .. good to see you here :)<br /><br />Wow, I did not know that about Canada .. wow .. Formaldehyde .. wow. I showed the husband ( who is a bit of a Canadaphile ), and even he couldn't believe it ..<br /><br />It is a nightmare. I think the word eluding us is: "cheap". I bet it was cheap. Cheap is joyful and easy and happy ... but, like a mass-produced toy from China .. what is it doing for us in the long-term? ..LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-66106072712068005152012-12-28T06:31:49.095+11:002012-12-28T06:31:49.095+11:00It's such a scary thing, like a ticking time b...It's such a scary thing, like a ticking time bomb that may or may not be there.<br /><br />Decades ago, the Canadian government funded a program to help homeowners better insulate their homes. The material of choice was known as Urea Formaldehyde, or UFFI, and it was blown into the cavities of walls to save energy. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians took the government up on its offer. Problem was, a few years later, people were getting sick, and researchers realized the UFFI was toxic.<br /><br />The removal program ran into the billions, and lawsuits continue to work their way through the system to this day. I can still remember the sight of houses being tented off, like hazmat sites, as crews in full coverage suits worked to remove the offending insulation. What a nightmare.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-86855618021068959592012-12-24T15:36:07.751+11:002012-12-24T15:36:07.751+11:00when they first mentioned that whole asbestos in t...when they first mentioned that whole asbestos in the carpet thing my heart dropped -- i'm sure there's been *so* many renovators out there who never even stopped to imagine that it could be in the old carpet underlay.<br /><br />you are so right to check and double-check and have tests done, etc. it's your health at risk...much better to be safe than sorry.<br /><br />little miss olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540262327167845010noreply@blogger.com