Is Your Home Hiding a Dirty Secret? Why Every Homeowner Needs an Asbestos Survey—Like, Yesterday
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Is Your Home Hiding a Dirty Secret? Here's Why You Need an Asbestos Survey—Like, Yesterday.
Let’s cut to the chase: if your home was built before the late 1990s, there’s a solid chance it’s harbouring asbestos. And not in a cool, hidden-treasure kinda way. We’re talking dangerous, dusty, microscopic time bombs waiting to mess with your lungs.
Asbestos: The Unwanted Roommate You Didn’t Know You Had
Asbestos was the golden child of the construction industry—cheap, fire-resistant, and tougher than your Nana’s roast beef. But fast forward a few decades, and now it's the silent killer no one wants around. Banned in New Zealand since 2000, but still loitering in homes like it pays rent.
It hides in walls, ceilings, eaves, pipes, vinyl flooring, and even your old-school shed roof. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong.
The Big Problem? You Can't See It, Smell It, or Taste It
Just because you can’t see asbestos doesn’t mean it’s not there. And disturbing it—during renos, repairs, or even a cheeky DIY weekend—can send fibres into the air that hang around like that one guest who never leaves the party.
These fibres are microscopic assassins. Breathe them in and they can cause mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. Yeah, not exactly a good time.
What’s the Fix? Get an Asbestos Survey. Simple.
A professional asbestos survey for homeowners is like an x-ray for your house. It tells you exactly where asbestos is hiding and what condition it’s in. Even better, it helps you plan your reno without accidentally creating a health hazard in your own home.
A survey includes:
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Identification of all asbestos-containing materials (ACMs)
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Risk assessment of each ACM
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Recommendations on what to do next—monitor it, seal it, or remove it
Why Wait for a Crisis?
Every week in New Zealand, homes get bulldozed, renovated, and drilled into by people who don’t know there’s asbestos. Don’t be that person. An asbestos check for your home could be the smartest $500 you ever spend. You wouldn’t drive a car without brakes—so why live in a home without knowing what’s inside the walls?
Bonus: It Can Boost Your Home's Value
Thinking of selling? Buyers are getting savvy. A clean asbestos survey is like a badge of honour—it shows you give a damn about safety. That can mean more offers, less hassle, and peace of mind all around.
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