There’s a heritage mailing list conversation going on about mould, and just how much mould is irreparable (for conservation purposes).
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There’s a heritage mailing list conversation going on about mould, and just how much mould is irreparable (for conservation purposes). Honestly I think some of these people have never lived in a mouldy house. Ugh.
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@liamvhogan Is this a correct application of “the normal amount is zero” meme?
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For reasons I won’t go into, a good deal of the ‘significant’ Australian housing stock protected by local and State heritage listing dates from 1880-1930. Some of it has stood up well to ageing but other houses have honestly, simply passed their utility. Not every building can be a forever building and the potential to save every old structure is one of my field’s lies we tell ourselves
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@futzle haha. Alas the normal amount of mould in an Australian house is far from zero
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There is not a single building designer or architect (with the exception of those working with nuclear waste) working in 2024 who expects their structures still to be around in 2130-2150.
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@liamvhogan i wonder what the "expected life" of some buildings is? We're in a 120yr old house with (as far as we know), 1950, 1980, 2000 and 2023 renovations and updates
A relative with builder connections claims all the current mcmansion box/rebuilds are only intended to last 20yrs at most
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@ajft so, do you live in a house built in 1900, 1950, 2000 or 2023? This is a question that doesn’t have a good answer.
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@liamvhogan given the level of renovations which are almost all smaller changes, I'd say 1900. I can easily see where that becomes a guesstimate though and could lead to much consultancy fees if it ever needs to be officially decided
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@liamvhogan @ajft Apart from new builds, most of us live in Houses of Theseus.